Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for was 66.9% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 2009–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 66.9%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 67.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2017.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 14th out of 24 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 66.6% | — |
| 2010 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.2% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 66.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.6% | 66.6% | 66.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.8% | 66.2% | 67.0% | 9 |
More reference data data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.27 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 667,681 number (2019)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 66.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2017.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 14th out of 24 groups with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to internet for rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to Internet for pedagogical purposes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of schools by level of education (primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) with access to the given facility or service. The value is calculated as the number of schools in a given level of education with access to the relevant facilities expressed as a percentage of all schools at that level of education. Internet for pedagogical purposes is defined as internet that is available for enhancing teaching and learning and is accessible by pupils. Internet is defined as a worldwide interconnected computer network, which provides pupils access to a number of communication services including the World Wide Web and carries e-mail, news, entertainment and data files, irrespective of the device used (i.e. not assumed to be only via a computer and thus can also be accessed by mobile telephone, tablet, PDA, games machine, digital TV etc.). Access can be via a fixed narrowband, fixed broadband, or via mobile network. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/