Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes was 218,462 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 218,462 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 98.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 218,462 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 91,958 number, in 2007.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 204,711 number | — |
| 1998 | 199,595 number | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 111,898 number | -43.9% |
| 2000 | 112,127 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 120,994 number | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 129,121 number | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 136,913 number | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 140,510 number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 149,723 number | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 126,278 number | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 91,958 number | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 101,155 number | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 109,928 number | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 124,483 number | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 138,618 number | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 151,719 number | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 164,865 number | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 175,094 number | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 191,142 number | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 206,191 number | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 208,463 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 216,105 number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 218,462 number | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -43.9% | 199,595 number | 111,898 number |
| 2007 | -27.2% | 126,278 number | 91,958 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 172,068 number | 111,898 number | 204,711 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 121,871 number | 91,958 number | 149,723 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 179,514 number | 124,483 number | 218,462 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 24 Argentina 26,098 number compare
- 25 Switzerland 25,209 number compare
- 26 Ukraine 24,751 number compare
- 27 Thailand 24,742 number compare
- 28 Philippines 23,827 number compare
- 29 South Africa 23,730 number compare
- 30 Czechia 22,457 number compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 218,462 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 218,462 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,958 number in 2007.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.