School enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School enrollment, tertiary, male was 47.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 47.4%.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 49.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1999.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th of 45 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 enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.0% | — |
| 2000 | 21.1% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 23.5% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 27.2% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 33.2% | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 37.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 43.3% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 47.4% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 21.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 34.4% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.0% | 45.4% | 49.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- School enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 47.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school enrollment, tertiary, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.