Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male was 48.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 48.7%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 56.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 43.8%, in 2013.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 16th out of 34 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 44.7% | — |
| 1998 | 46.1% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 49.7% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 51.1% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 53.9% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 56.6% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 52.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 48.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.6% | 44.7% | 46.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 47.0% | 56.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 43.8% | 53.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 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 gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 48.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.8% in 2013.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th out of 34 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.