Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male was 107.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 107.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 108.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 93.3%, in 1997.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 93.3% | — |
| 1998 | 94.2% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 96.1% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 97.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 99.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 101.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 97.9% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 95.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 100.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 100.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 105.5% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 104.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 106.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 107.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 106.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 108.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 107.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.5% | 93.3% | 96.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 95.4% | 101.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.8% | 99.9% | 108.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Belgium 164.7% compare
- 2 Costa Rica 139.0% compare
- 3 Algeria 136.8% compare
- 4 Netherlands 135.4% compare
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 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 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 107.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 108.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.3% in 1997.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.