Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in was 45.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 45.2% for percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 57.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 13.5% | — |
| 1999 | 6.3% | -53.2% |
| 2000 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +190.9% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | +47.4% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +57.1% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | +53.3% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 44.8% | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 46.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +190.9% | 6.2% | 18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 6.3% | 13.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 6.2% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 28.8% | 57.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 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)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 45.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in post-secondary non-tertiary education.