Enrolment in secondary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Enrolment in secondary education, male was 31.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.00 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
89th
of 221 groups
All-time high
31.63 million
in 2016
All-time low
5.75 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in secondary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) is 31.00 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 31.63 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.75 million, in 1971.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.65 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.75 million | -46.0% |
| 1972 | 6.54 million | +13.7% |
| 1973 | 7.23 million | +10.5% |
| 1974 | 8.90 million | +23.1% |
| 1975 | 9.03 million | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 10.27 million | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 11.21 million | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 11.75 million | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 18.19 million | +54.9% |
| 1980 | 18.70 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 18.91 million | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 19.35 million | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 19.77 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 20.09 million | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 14.38 million | -28.4% |
| 1986 | 20.71 million | +44.0% |
| 1987 | 21.10 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 21.17 million | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 21.36 million | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 21.90 million | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 21.44 million | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 21.69 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 21.68 million | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 22.00 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 22.34 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 22.94 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 23.34 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 24.04 million | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 24.68 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 25.24 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 25.76 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 28.08 million | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 27.33 million | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 28.10 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 28.31 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 27.82 million | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 28.27 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 28.70 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 29.09 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 29.52 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 29.74 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 29.88 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 31.42 million | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 31.43 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 31.38 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 31.63 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 31.61 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 31.57 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 31.27 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 31.02 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 30.78 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 30.70 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 30.78 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 31.00 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.95 million | 5.75 million | 18.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.55 million | 14.38 million | 21.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.61 million | 21.44 million | 24.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.67 million | 25.24 million | 29.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.95 million | 29.52 million | 31.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.86 million | 30.70 million | 31.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 31.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.63 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.75 million in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release