Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 82.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 82.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 82.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1997.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 60.5% | — |
| 1998 | 63.0% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 63.9% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 64.7% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 64.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 64.7% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 63.1% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 69.6% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 75.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 81.1% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.4% | 60.5% | 63.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 65.8% | 63.1% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 68.5% | 82.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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, upper secondary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 82.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1997.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.