Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in was 45.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 45.0%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 57.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1999.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14.4% | — |
| 1999 | 7.6% | -47.2% |
| 2000 | 8.3% | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 19.0% | +130.1% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | +50.3% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +44.7% |
| 2014 | 57.9% | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 45.0% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | -1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +130.1% | 8.3% | 19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 7.6% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 8.3% | 33.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 48.4% | 45.0% | 57.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.27 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (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 87.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 667,681 number (2019)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 45.0% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for percentage of enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education in?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.