Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 49.4% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 50.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1999.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 63rd 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, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.8% | — |
| 2000 | 21.8% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | -6.8% |
| 2008 | 34.9% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 35.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 46.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 49.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 50.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 21.8% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9% | 36.7% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 47.0% | 50.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 49.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1999.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 63rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release