Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes was 56.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 56.7% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 58.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 72nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 21.5% | — |
| 2000 | 22.8% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 24.1% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 28.7% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 36.9% | +23.4% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 41.4% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 44.1% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 52.8% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 54.6% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 56.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.5% | 21.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 22.8% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 38.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 52.8% | 58.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 69 San Marino 57.5% compare
- 70 Israel 56.3% compare
- 71 Montenegro 55.2% compare
- 72 Romania 55.2% compare
- 73 Costa Rica 55.0% compare
- 74 North Macedonia 55.0% compare
- 75 Slovakia 54.5% compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 56.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release