Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 119,583 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 119,583.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 190,649 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 49,272, in 2007.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 100th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 190,649 | — |
| 1998 | 112,389 | -41.0% |
| 1999 | 59,805 | -46.8% |
| 2000 | 59,729 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 65,421 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 61,323 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 64,370 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 67,144 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 72,584 | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 83,546 | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 49,272 | -41.0% |
| 2008 | 54,686 | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 59,262 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 65,867 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 71,774 | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 78,071 | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 83,608 | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 88,915 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 96,904 | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 103,941 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 104,157 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 108,334 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 110,386 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 115,408 | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 121,959 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 123,275 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 124,770 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 119,583 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 120,948 | 59,805 | 190,649 | 3 |
| 2000s | 63,734 | 49,272 | 83,546 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,196 | 65,867 | 110,386 | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,999 | 115,408 | 124,770 | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 97 Myanmar 736 compare
- 98 Congo 688 compare
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 589 compare
- 99 Luxembourg 589 compare
- 101 Mozambique 440 compare
- 102 North Macedonia 419 compare
- 103 Uruguay 418 compare
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 8 programmes, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 119,583 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 190,649 in 1997.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,272 in 2007.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 100th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release