Tertiary education enrollment — all countries

Tertiary education enrollment — Central America

Tertiary education enrollment in Central America in 2023 — 44.1%. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 39.7 pp.

2023 44.1% +4.5 pp vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 44.1%2023
Period minimum 4.4%1971

Trend over time

1971–2023 · % (gross ratio)

Tertiary education enrollment — Central America, 1971–2023020406019711977198319891995200120072013201920231971: 4.4%1974: 5.7%1975: 6.3%1977: 7.5%1983: 10.2%1984: 10.5%1985: 10.7%1995: 13.4%2002: 21.2%2003: 23%2004: 23.7%2007: 24.8%2008: 25.7%2009: 25.5%2010: 26%2011: 27.7%2012: 28.4%2013: 29.1%2014: 30%2015: 31.1%2016: 37.6%2017: 39.2%2018: 40.4%2019: 39.6%2023: 44.1%
Change over the period: +39.7 pp Annual average: 0.76 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central America

Central America 44.1%
World 43.2%
Tertiary education enrollment — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 44.1
2019 39.6 −0.8 pp
2018 40.4 +1.2 pp
2017 39.2 +1.5 pp
2016 37.6 +6.6 pp
2015 31.1 +1.1 pp
2014 30 +1 pp
2013 29.1 +0.7 pp
2012 28.4 +0.7 pp
2011 27.7 +1.7 pp
2010 26 +0.5 pp
2009 25.5 −0.2 pp
2008 25.7 +0.9 pp
2007 24.8
2004 23.7 +0.7 pp
2003 23 +1.8 pp
2002 21.2
1995 13.4
1985 10.7 +0.2 pp
1984 10.5 +0.3 pp
1983 10.2
1977 7.5
1975 6.3 +0.6 pp
1974 5.7
1971 4.4

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.