Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 49.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) stood at 49.2%.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 50.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1999.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 64th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.7% | — |
| 2000 | 21.6% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 25.9% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 34.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 45.6% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 46.9% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 50.6% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 21.6% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 35.9% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 46.9% | 50.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 49.2% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 64th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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