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More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in four

More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourMap of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.More than nine in ten youngpeople finish upper secondaryschool in Peru; in Guatemala,fewer than one in fourYoung people who completed upper secondaryschool, % of their age group, 13 countries, 2024*Median of 13 countries: 71.2%Guatemala 23.1040608090%Peru 92.6No data since 2014Not comparedMEX65.6CUBGTM23.1BLZJAMHTIDOM63.8PRISLV*61.4HND40.3NICno dataCRI81.7PAN*74.7COL80.3VENGUYSURECU80.8PER92.6BRABOL*80.8PRY71.2CHLARGURY55.5Guatemala,the lowest of 13Peru, the highest of 13*Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama: 2023. Nicaragua (hatched): no datasince 2014. In grey: countries outside this comparison.Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed uppersecondary school (high school or equivalent); UNESCO computes itfrom household surveys.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)VerDat
More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourMap of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.More than nine in ten young peoplefinish upper secondary school in Peru;in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourYoung people who completed upper secondaryschool, % of their age group, 13 countries, 2024*Median of 13 countries: 71.2%Guatemala 23.1040608090%Peru 92.6No data since 2014Not comparedMEX65.6CUBGTM23.1BLZJAMHTIDOM63.8PRISLV*61.4HND40.3NICno dataCRI81.7PAN*74.7COL80.3VENGUYSURECU80.8PER92.6BRABOL*80.8PRY71.2CHLARGURY55.5Guatemala,the lowest of 13Peru, the highest of 13*Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama: 2023. Nicaragua (hatched): no datasince 2014. In grey: countries outside this comparison.Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed uppersecondary school (high school or equivalent); UNESCO computes itfrom household surveys.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)VerDat
More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourMap of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.More than nine in ten young peoplefinish upper secondary school in Peru;in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourYoung people who completed upper secondaryschool, % of their age group, 13 countries, 2024*Median of 13 countries: 71.2%Guatemala 23.1040608090%Peru 92.6No data since 2014Not comparedMEX65.6CUBGTM23.1BLZJAMHTIDOM63.8PRISLV*61.4HND40.3NICno dataCRI81.7PAN*74.7COL80.3VENGUYSURECU80.8PER92.6BRABOL*80.8PRY71.2CHLARGURY55.5Guatemala,the lowest of 13Peru, the highest of 13*Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama: 2023. Nicaragua (hatched): no data since 2014.In grey: countries outside this comparison.Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondaryschool (high school or equivalent); UNESCO computes it from household surveys.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)VerDat
More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourMap of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.More than nine in ten young peoplefinish upper secondary school in Peru;in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourYoung people who completed upper secondaryschool, % of their age group, 13 countries, 2024*Median of 13 countries: 71.2%No data since 2014Not comparedGuatemala 23.1040608090%Peru 92.6MEX65.6CUBGTM23.1BLZJAMHTIDOM63.8PRISLV*61.4HND40.3NICno dataCRI81.7PAN*74.7COL80.3VENGUYSURECU80.8PER92.6BRABOL*80.8PRY71.2CHLARGURY55.5Guatemala,the lowest of 13Peru, the highest of 13*Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama: 2023. Nicaragua (hatched): no data since 2014. In grey:countries outside this comparison.Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school(high school or equivalent); UNESCO computes it from household surveys.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)VerDat
More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourMap of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.More than nine in ten young peoplefinish upper secondary school in Peru;in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourYoung people who completed upper secondaryschool, % of their age group, 13 countries, 2024*Median of 13 countries: 71.2%No data since 2014Not comparedGuatemala 23.1040608090%Peru 92.6MEX65.6CUBGTM23.1BLZJAMHTIDOM63.8PRISLV*61.4HND40.3NICno dataCRI81.7PAN*74.7COL80.3VENGUYSURECU80.8PER92.6BRABOL*80.8PRY71.2CHLARGURY55.5Guatemala,the lowest of 13Peru, the highest of 13*Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama: 2023. Nicaragua (hatched): no data since 2014. In grey:countries outside this comparison.Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (highschool or equivalent); UNESCO computes it from household surveys.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)VerDat
More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourMap of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.More than nine in ten young peoplefinish upper secondary school in Peru;in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourYoung people who completed upper secondaryschool, % of their age group, 13 countries, 2024*Median of 13 countries: 71.2%No data since 2014Not comparedGuatemala 23.1040608090%Peru 92.6MEX65.6CUBGTM23.1BLZJAMHTIDOM63.8PRISLV*61.4HND40.3NICno dataCRI81.7PAN*74.7COL80.3VENGUYSURECU80.8PER92.6BRABOL*80.8PRY71.2CHLARGURY55.5Guatemala,the lowest of 13Peru, the highest of 13*Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama: 2023. Nicaragua (hatched): no data since 2014. In grey: countriesoutside this comparison.Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high schoolor equivalent); UNESCO computes it from household surveys.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)VerDat
More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourMap of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondaryschool in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourYoung people who completed upper secondaryschool, % of their age group, 13 countries, 2024*Median of 13 countries: 71.2%No data since 2014Not comparedGuatemala 23.1040608090%Peru 92.6MEX65.6CUBGTM23.1BLZJAMHTIDOM63.8PRISLV*61.4HND40.3NICno dataCRI81.7PAN*74.7COL80.3VENGUYSURECU80.8PER92.6BRABOL*80.8PRY71.2CHLARGURY55.5Guatemala,the lowest of 13Peru, the highest of 13*Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama: 2023. Nicaragua (hatched): no data since 2014. In grey: countries outside thiscomparison.Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high school or equivalent);UNESCO computes it from household surveys.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)VerDat
More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourMap of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.More than nine in ten young peoplefinish upper secondary school in Peru;in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourYoung people who completed upper secondaryschool, % of their age group, 13 countries, 2024*Median of 13 countries: 71.2%No data since 2014Not comparedGuatemala 23.1Peru 92.6040608090%Peru 92.6the highest of 13Mexico 65.6Bolivia* 80.8Colombia 80.3Paraguay 71.2Uruguay 55.5Ecuador 80.8Dominican Republic 63.8El Salvador* 61.4Guatemala23.1Honduras 40.3Costa Rica 81.7Nicaragua no dataPanama* 74.7Guatemala: the lowest of 13*Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama: 2023. Nicaragua (hatched): no data since 2014. In grey: countries outside thiscomparison.Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high school or equivalent);UNESCO computes it from household surveys.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)VerDat
More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourMap of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondaryschool in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourYoung people who completed upper secondaryschool, % of their age group, 13 countries, 2024*Median of 13 countries: 71.2%No data since 2014Not comparedGuatemala 23.1Peru 92.6040608090%Peru 92.6the highest of 13Mexico 65.6Bolivia* 80.8Colombia 80.3Paraguay 71.2Uruguay 55.5Ecuador 80.8Honduras 40.3Panama* 74.7Dominican Republic 63.8Costa Rica 81.7Nicaragua no dataGuatemala23.1El Salvador* 61.4Guatemala: the lowest of 13*Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama: 2023. Nicaragua (hatched): no data since 2014. In grey: countries outside this comparison.Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high school or equivalent); UNESCOcomputes it from household surveys.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)VerDat
More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourMap of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondaryschool in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourYoung people who completed upper secondary school, % of their age group, 13 countries, 2024*Median of 13 countries: 71.2%No data since 2014Not comparedGuatemala 23.1Peru 92.6040608090%Mexico65.6Bolivia*80.8Peru 92.6 · the highest of 13Colombia 80.3Paraguay 71.2Uruguay 55.5Ecuador 80.8Dominican Republic 63.8Guatemala 23.1the lowest of 13El Salvador*61.4Honduras 40.3Costa Rica 81.7Nicaragua no dataPanama* 74.7*Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama: 2023. Nicaragua (hatched): no data since 2014. In grey: countries outside this comparison.Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high school or equivalent); UNESCOcomputes it from household surveys.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)VerDat
More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourMap of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondaryschool in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourYoung people who completed upper secondary school, % of their age group, 13 countries, 2024*Median of 13 countries: 71.2%No data since 2014Not comparedGuatemala 23.1Peru 92.6040608090%Mexico65.6Bolivia*80.8Guatemala 23.1the lowest of 13Peru 92.6 · the highest of 13Colombia 80.3Paraguay 71.2Uruguay 55.5Ecuador 80.8Honduras 40.3Panama* 74.7Dominican Republic 63.8Costa Rica 81.7El Salvador* 61.4Nicaragua no data*Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama: 2023. Nicaragua (hatched): no data since 2014. In grey: countries outside this comparison.Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high school or equivalent); UNESCOcomputes it from household surveys.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)VerDat
More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondary school in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourMap of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.More than nine in ten young people finish upper secondaryschool in Peru; in Guatemala, fewer than one in fourYoung people who completed upper secondary school, % of their age group, 13 countries, 2024*Median of 13 countries: 71.2%No data since 2014Not comparedGuatemala 23.1Peru 92.6040608090%Mexico65.6Bolivia*80.8Guatemala 23.1the lowest of 13Peru 92.6 · the highest of 13Colombia 80.3Paraguay 71.2Uruguay 55.5Ecuador 80.8Honduras 40.3Panama* 74.7Dominican Republic 63.8Costa Rica 81.7El Salvador* 61.4Nicaragua no data*Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama: 2023. Nicaragua (hatched): no data since 2014. In grey: countries outside this comparison.Young people 3 to 5 years above graduation age who completed upper secondary school (high school or equivalent); UNESCO computes itfrom household surveys.Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)VerDat
Map of Latin America showing the share of young people who completed upper secondary school in 13 of the 14 countries included in this comparison: the darker the purple, the higher the rate. Peru, highlighted, has the highest rate (92.6%) and Guatemala, also highlighted, the lowest (23.1%). Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%; Honduras has 40.3% and Uruguay 55.5%. Bolivia, El Salvador and Panama show 2023 data. Nicaragua, hatched, has no data since 2014.
UNESCO: education indicators (% of their age group)
CategoryValue
Peru92.62
Costa Rica81.69
Ecuador80.77
Bolivia*80.75
Colombia80.35
Panama*74.70
Paraguay71.23
Mexico65.57
Dominican Republic63.82
El Salvador*61.40
Uruguay55.54
Honduras40.27
Guatemala23.09
UNESCO: education indicators (% of their age group)
PeriodBoliviaColombiaCosta RicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasMexicoNicaraguaPanamaParaguayPeruUruguay
201467.3069.1054.8057.4364.5054.403437.1052.3041.3059.7061.5082.2035.30
201570.4069.8952.7060.5067.1055.5026.3342.7051.37–61.4061.8081.8035.10
201673.7071.2055.5062.6068.5056.50–43.4054.80–63.2059.2682.9036.30
201774.5072.7057.5062.2069.7057.30––––63.8062.6086.2038.90
201876.2073.1058.1362.6072.3059.20–37.9058.70–66.7063.7086.8040.30
20197773.2061.8061.1774.2058.90–33.13––65.9066.8886.8041
202080.3074.7064.7064.1073.2064.40––61.50––66.8088.80–
202181.9075.2069.2063.2079.1059.90––––73.7066.1089.2049.10
2022–74.8077.8065.6080.5062.6025.65–64.32–73.7070.2089.1049.20
202380.7575.1078.2064.9079.7061.40–33.62––74.7072.6090.2051.70
2024–80.3581.6963.8280.77–23.0940.2765.57––71.2392.6255.54
CSV

After Peru, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia are around 80%. Since 2015, eight of the 10 with data for both years improved; Guatemala slipped (from 26.3% to 23.1%) and Honduras was roughly flat (from 42.7% to 40.3%). Uruguay gained 20.4 percentage points and is still 11th of 13 (55.5%).

Notes

  • The rates come from household surveys and can jump from one year to the next (Honduras: 33.6% in 2023 and 40.3% in 2024), so a change between two given years should be read with care.
  • Upper secondary lasts longer in some countries than in others, and the rate measures who finishes, not how much they learn.

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