School enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School enrollment, tertiary, male was 49.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean is 49.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 50.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1999.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 17th out of 45 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.
School enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 20.9% | — |
| 2000 | 21.9% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 23.3% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 34.5% | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 41.1% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 45.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 45.5% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 46.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 47.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 48.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 50.4% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 21.9% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 36.6% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 46.8% | 50.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
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 school enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School enrollment, tertiary, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 49.0% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school enrollment, tertiary, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 17th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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.