Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 1.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) recorded 1.31 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 1.86 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 694,557, in 1998.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 77th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 694,557 | — |
| 1999 | 759,258 | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 781,639 | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 807,445 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 866,982 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 896,569 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 969,337 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 1.17 million | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 1.32 million | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.45 million | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 1.68 million | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.81 million | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.86 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million | -28.0% |
| 2014 | 1.39 million | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.43 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.34 million | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.36 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.33 million | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.32 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.20 million | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.23 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.31 million | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.31 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 726,908 | 694,557 | 759,258 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 781,639 | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million | 1.32 million | 1.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million | 1.20 million | 1.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- 74 Oman 10,150 compare
- 75 Niger 9,884 compare
- 76 Ireland 9,162 compare
- 77 El Salvador 8,886 compare
- 78 Lebanon 8,873 compare
- 79 Turkmenistan 8,453 compare
- 80 Republic of Moldova 7,157 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 1.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 694,557 in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 77th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release