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
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1998–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release