Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 49.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 49.0%.
That represents a change of 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 50.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 72nd 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.6% | — |
| 2000 | 21.6% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 36.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 40.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 46.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 47.6% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 21.6% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 36.4% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 46.7% | 50.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 69 Costa Rica 49.8% compare
- 70 Kazakhstan 48.0% compare
- 71 Romania 47.8% compare
- 72 Israel 46.5% compare
- 73 North Macedonia 45.5% compare
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 45.4% compare
- 75 Slovakia 44.6% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and 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