Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.29 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 1.29 GPIA.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.29 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.14 GPIA, in 1999.
That places MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.16 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.17 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.19 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.23 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.24 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.26 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.18 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 1.24 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.29 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release