Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.29 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.29 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
30th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.29 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
1.13 GPIA
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 1.29 GPIA for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
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 peaked at 1.29 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.13 GPIA, in 1999.
That places MDG: Latin America 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.13 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.14 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.14 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.18 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.18 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.19 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.21 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.22 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.22 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.25 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.27 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.29 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.16 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 27 Namibia 1.42 GPIA compare
- 28 South Africa 1.42 GPIA compare
- 29 Uruguay 1.42 GPIA compare
- 30 Mongolia 1.41 GPIA compare
- 31 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.41 GPIA compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.4 GPIA compare
- 33 Sri Lanka 1.4 GPIA compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Latin America 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 GPIA in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 30th 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?
- 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 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