Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 107.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 107.6% for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 108.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 93.2%, in 1997.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 93.2% | — |
| 1998 | 94.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 96.1% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 97.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 99.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 101.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 100.5% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 105.3% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 104.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 106.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 107.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 106.5% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 108.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 107.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.5% | 93.2% | 96.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 95.4% | 101.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.6% | 99.9% | 108.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 107.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 108.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.2% in 1997.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & 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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Total male enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.