Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 87.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 87.4% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2019.
The figure is down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 93.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 71.9% | — |
| 1971 | 77.5% | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 78.9% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 79.5% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 82.0% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 80.5% | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 80.1% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 80.8% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 81.9% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 81.6% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 80.7% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 81.2% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 83.0% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 83.8% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 84.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 86.1% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 87.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 87.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 88.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 89.2% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 92.2% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 92.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 90.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.7% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 88.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.5% | 71.9% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.4% | 80.3% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.5% | 83.8% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.8% | 90.6% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 87.4% | 90.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Total Reserves 843,113 (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 87.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.