Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean

UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 1.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.31 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
83rd
of 218 groups
All-time high
1.85 million
in 2012
All-time low
686,593
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1998–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998201120241998: 686.6k1999: 751.3k2000: 773.7k2001: 799.6k2002: 859.3k2003: 889.0k2004: 962.0k2005: 1.2M2006: 1.3M2007: 1.3M2008: 1.4M2009: 1.6M2010: 1.7M2011: 1.8M2012: 1.8M2013: 1.3M2014: 1.4M2015: 1.4M2016: 1.3M2017: 1.4M2018: 1.3M2019: 1.3M2020: 1.3M2021: 1.2M2022: 1.2M2023: 1.3M2024: 1.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean recorded 1.31 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 1.85 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 686,593, in 1998.

That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 83rd 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 686,593
1999 751,320 +9.4%
2000 773,713 +3.0%
2001 799,587 +3.3%
2002 859,321 +7.5%
2003 889,027 +3.5%
2004 961,982 +8.2%
2005 1.16 million +21.0%
2006 1.32 million +13.0%
2007 1.28 million -2.8%
2008 1.44 million +13.0%
2009 1.56 million +8.1%
2010 1.67 million +7.0%
2011 1.80 million +7.6%
2012 1.85 million +2.9%
2013 1.33 million -28.1%
2014 1.38 million +4.1%
2015 1.42 million +2.5%
2016 1.34 million -5.9%
2017 1.35 million +1.3%
2018 1.33 million -2.0%
2019 1.32 million -0.7%
2020 1.29 million -2.0%
2021 1.19 million -7.4%
2022 1.22 million +2.5%
2023 1.31 million +6.8%
2024 1.31 million +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 718,956 686,593 751,320 2
2000s 1.10 million 773,713 1.56 million 10
2010s 1.48 million 1.32 million 1.85 million 10
2020s 1.27 million 1.19 million 1.31 million 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean

  1. 80 Republic of Moldova 7,157 compare
  2. 81 Armenia 6,875 compare
  3. 82 Guinea 6,612 compare
  4. 83 Germany 6,512 compare
  5. 84 Slovenia 6,150 compare
  6. 85 Burundi 5,598 compare
  7. 86 Senegal 5,270 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 1.85 million in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 686,593 in 1998.
How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 83rd out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 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