Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 49.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 49.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 50.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1999.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 66th 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 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.9% | — |
| 2000 | 21.9% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 47.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 21.9% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 36.6% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 46.8% | 50.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 49.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1999.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release