Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 83.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 83.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 83.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2000.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 70th 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, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 51.8% | — |
| 2000 | 51.1% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | +23.1% |
| 2003 | 63.5% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 67.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 65.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 70.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 82.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.8% | 51.8% | 51.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 51.1% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 68.4% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.6% | 81.9% | 83.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 67 Palau 94.2% compare
- 68 Croatia 94.1% compare
- 69 Bulgaria 93.7% compare
- 70 United States of America 93.1% compare
- 71 Viet Nam 92.3% compare
- 72 Azerbaijan 90.9% compare
- 73 Philippines 90.4% compare
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, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 83.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release