Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 20.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
20.4%
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
20.4%
in 2023
All-time low
3.8%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

5101520197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 20.4% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 20.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1970.

That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%) in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year % Change
1970 3.8%
1971 4.1% +6.8%
1972 4.6% +13.6%
1973 4.9% +5.4%
1974 5.2% +5.8%
1975 5.7% +10.5%
1976 6.3% +10.2%
1977 6.5% +3.0%
1978 7.0% +8.2%
1979 7.2% +2.5%
1980 7.6% +5.9%
1981 7.8% +1.9%
1982 8.0% +3.0%
1983 8.6% +6.8%
1984 8.5% -0.3%
1985 8.5% +0.1%
1986 8.6% +1.2%
1987 8.7% +1.0%
1988 9.0% +3.5%
1989 9.2% +1.8%
1990 9.0% -2.4%
1991 9.3% +3.5%
1992 9.6% +3.7%
1993 9.8% +1.6%
1994 10.5% +7.1%
1995 10.6% +1.0%
1996 10.6% -0.3%
1997 10.5% -0.4%
1998 10.8% +3.1%
1999 10.9% +0.5%
2000 11.1% +2.0%
2001 11.3% +2.0%
2002 11.8% +3.7%
2003 12.5% +6.0%
2004 13.0% +4.8%
2005 13.6% +4.3%
2006 14.1% +3.9%
2007 14.7% +4.2%
2008 14.6% -0.7%
2009 14.7% +0.8%
2010 15.5% +5.4%
2011 15.8% +2.0%
2012 16.0% +0.8%
2013 17.0% +6.7%
2014 16.6% -2.4%
2015 17.7% +6.6%
2016 17.9% +1.0%
2017 18.7% +4.5%
2018 19.2% +2.4%
2019 19.1% -0.5%
2020 19.6% +3.1%
2021 19.8% +0.6%
2022 20.1% +1.6%
2023 20.4% +1.7%
2024 20.4% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.5% 3.8% 7.2% 10
1980s 8.5% 7.6% 9.2% 10
1990s 10.1% 9.0% 10.9% 10
2000s 13.2% 11.1% 14.7% 10
2010s 17.4% 15.5% 19.2% 10
2020s 20.1% 19.6% 20.4% 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 145 Benin 12.8% compare
  2. 146 Sao Tome and Principe 12.6% compare
  3. 147 Congo 12.4% compare
  4. 148 Bhutan 12.3% compare
  5. 149 Yemen 12.1% compare
  6. 150 Cote d'Ivoire 12.0% compare
  7. 151 Kenya 11.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 20.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2023.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1970.
How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
410 places, 14,235 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release