School enrollment, tertiary in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School enrollment, tertiary was 58.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 58.9% for school enrollment, tertiary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 60.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 1999.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 15th out of 43 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 in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.6% | — |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 36.4% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 50.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 51.8% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 54.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 23.8% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.8% | 41.8% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 54.9% | 60.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.005 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 3.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 104.6% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Latin America & Caribbean was 58.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 60.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 15th out of 43 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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 (% 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.