Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 1.31 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 1.31 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.86 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 673,700 number, in 1998.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 673,700 number | — |
| 1999 | 741,746 number | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 767,717 number | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 796,102 number | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 858,325 number | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 890,462 number | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 964,769 number | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.17 million number | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 1.23 million number | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million number | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.45 million number | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 1.57 million number | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 1.68 million number | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 1.81 million number | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 1.86 million number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million number | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 1.39 million number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.42 million number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.33 million number | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 1.34 million number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million number | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 707,723 number | 673,700 number | 741,746 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million number | 767,717 number | 1.57 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million number | 1.31 million number | 1.86 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.31 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 673,700 number in 1998.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).