Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in MDG: Latin America

MDG: Latin America: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 1.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.25 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
86th
of 218 groups
All-time high
1.81 million
in 2012
All-time low
656,258
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in MDG: Latin America, 1998–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998201120241998: 656.3k1999: 720.1k2000: 740.0k2001: 763.8k2002: 821.0k2003: 848.9k2004: 920.2k2005: 1.1M2006: 1.3M2007: 1.2M2008: 1.4M2009: 1.5M2010: 1.6M2011: 1.8M2012: 1.8M2013: 1.3M2014: 1.3M2015: 1.4M2016: 1.3M2017: 1.3M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.3M2020: 1.2M2021: 1.1M2022: 1.2M2023: 1.2M2024: 1.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Latin America stood at 1.25 million.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Latin America peaked at 1.81 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 656,258, in 1998.

That places MDG: Latin America 86th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 MDG: Latin America, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in MDG: Latin America, 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 656,258
1999 720,092 +9.7%
2000 740,002 +2.8%
2001 763,799 +3.2%
2002 821,000 +7.5%
2003 848,919 +3.4%
2004 920,224 +8.4%
2005 1.12 million +22.1%
2006 1.28 million +13.6%
2007 1.24 million -2.9%
2008 1.40 million +13.4%
2009 1.52 million +8.3%
2010 1.63 million +7.1%
2011 1.76 million +7.9%
2012 1.81 million +3.0%
2013 1.29 million -28.9%
2014 1.34 million +4.0%
2015 1.37 million +2.6%
2016 1.29 million -6.3%
2017 1.30 million +1.2%
2018 1.27 million -2.2%
2019 1.27 million -0.5%
2020 1.24 million -2.1%
2021 1.14 million -7.9%
2022 1.17 million +2.7%
2023 1.25 million +6.5%
2024 1.25 million +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 688,175 656,258 720,092 2
2000s 1.07 million 740,002 1.52 million 10
2010s 1.43 million 1.27 million 1.81 million 10
2020s 1.21 million 1.14 million 1.25 million 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America

  1. 83 Germany 6,512 compare
  2. 84 Slovenia 6,150 compare
  3. 85 Burundi 5,598 compare
  4. 86 Senegal 5,270 compare
  5. 87 Peru 5,042 compare
  6. 88 Hungary 4,824 compare
  7. 89 Lesotho 4,592 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Latin America?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Latin America was 1.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
The highest recorded value was 1.81 million in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in MDG: Latin America?
The lowest recorded value was 656,258 in 1998.
How does MDG: Latin America rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
MDG: Latin America ranks 86th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Latin America 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 7,660 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release