Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 47.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 47.4%.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 49.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 74th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.0% | — |
| 2000 | 21.1% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 47.4% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 21.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 34.4% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 45.4% | 49.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 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
- 76 Armenia 44.3% compare
- 77 Montenegro 44.2% 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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 47.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release