School age population, tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: School age population, tertiary education, male was 26.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.76 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
110th
of 221 groups
All-time high
27.43 million
in 2016
All-time low
24.36 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean recorded 26.76 million for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 27.43 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24.36 million, in 1999.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 110th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.36 million | — |
| 2000 | 24.46 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.60 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 24.77 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 24.96 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.15 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.53 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 25.74 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.98 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 26.22 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 26.46 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 26.68 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.86 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 27.12 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 27.25 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 27.27 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 27.43 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 27.41 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 27.42 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.30 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 27.15 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 27.10 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 26.91 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 26.73 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 26.76 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.36 million | 24.36 million | 24.36 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.27 million | 24.46 million | 26.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.12 million | 26.46 million | 27.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.93 million | 26.73 million | 27.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 107 Hungary 262,598 compare
- 108 Lebanon 260,483 compare
- 109 Palestine, State of 257,971 compare
- 110 Turkmenistan 255,483 compare
- 111 Austria 247,169 compare
- 112 Mauritania 240,838 compare
- 113 Switzerland 237,683 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 school age population, tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 26.76 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 27.43 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.36 million in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 School age population, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release