Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 105.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 105.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 107.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 2006.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 95.4% | — |
| 2000 | 98.6% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 99.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 101.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 94.6% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 100.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 101.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 100.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 100.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 106.8% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 106.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 107.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 107.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 106.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 107.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 107.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 105.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 104.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 103.9% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 105.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 105.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 94.6% | 101.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.2% | 100.8% | 107.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.8% | 103.9% | 105.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
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, lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 105.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 107.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2006.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 14th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release