Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Latin America & Caribbean

Tertiary education enrollment in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 58.9%. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 36.3 pp.

2024 58.9% −1.7 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 60.6%2023
Period minimum 22.6%1999

Trend over time

1999–2024 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–20242030405060701999200220052008201120142017202020231999: 22.6%2000: 23.8%2001: 25.3%2002: 27.1%2003: 28.7%2004: 30.1%2005: 31.8%2006: 38.6%2007: 36.4%2008: 39.3%2009: 40.3%2010: 41.8%2011: 43.2%2012: 44.4%2013: 45.5%2014: 47.1%2015: 48.4%2016: 50.4%2017: 51.8%2018: 52.4%2019: 53.4%2020: 54.9%2021: 56.8%2022: 58.2%2023: 60.6%2024: 58.9%
Change over the period: +36.3 pp Annual average: 1.45 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 58.9%
World 43.6%
Tertiary education enrollment — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 58.9 −1.7 pp
2023 60.6 +2.4 pp
2022 58.2 +1.5 pp
2021 56.8 +1.9 pp
2020 54.9 +1.5 pp
2019 53.4 +0.9 pp
2018 52.4 +0.7 pp
2017 51.8 +1.4 pp
2016 50.4 +2 pp
2015 48.4 +1.3 pp
2014 47.1 +1.6 pp
2013 45.5 +1 pp
2012 44.4 +1.2 pp
2011 43.2 +1.5 pp
2010 41.8 +1.5 pp
2009 40.3 +1 pp
2008 39.3 +2.9 pp
2007 36.4 −2.3 pp
2006 38.6 +6.8 pp
2005 31.8 +1.7 pp
2004 30.1 +1.5 pp
2003 28.7 +1.6 pp
2002 27.1 +1.8 pp
2001 25.3 +1.5 pp
2000 23.8 +1.2 pp
1999 22.6

About the indicator

The gross tertiary enrollment ratio — the number of students at universities and colleges (ISCED 5–8) as a percentage of the population in the five-year age interval that follows the end of school. It can exceed 100% because of older students and students from abroad, so in countries that act as magnets for international students the indicator is overstated.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.