Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: 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, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 87.4%.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 92.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 29th out of 43 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 73.6% | — |
| 1971 | 78.3% | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 79.5% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 82.1% | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 80.8% | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 80.4% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 81.1% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 82.1% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 81.7% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 81.4% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 81.2% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 80.9% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 82.6% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 83.7% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 84.6% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 85.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 85.9% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 86.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 87.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 89.5% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 88.7% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 91.5% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 91.8% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.0% | 73.6% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.8% | 80.9% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.2% | 83.7% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 90.2% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.4% | 87.4% | 89.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Latin America & Caribbean 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?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.