Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 86.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 86.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 86.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 2000.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78.7% | — |
| 1999 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 78.3% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 79.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 79.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 82.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 83.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 78.7% | 79.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 78.3% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 81.5% | 86.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 9 Türkiye 107.2% compare
- 10 Spain 104.3% compare
- 11 Korea 101.6% compare
- 12 Costa Rica 101.1% compare
- 13 Denmark 100.3% compare
- 14 Hong Kong, China 99.8% compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 99.1% compare
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, primary to tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 86.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, primary to tertiary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. 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.