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Ibero-America has reached 33.6 million undergraduate and graduate students university students in 2021, which is 30% increase compared to 2012, and in the specific case of Latin America
Ibero-America has reached 33.6 million undergraduate and graduate students university students in 2021, which is 30% increase compared to 2012, and in the specific case of Latin America the growth was 32 percent, while 30.9 millionThis was reported by the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI).
“This is a significant figure when you consider harmful effects of the pandemic in 2020 such as the closure of classes or the increase in school dropouts throughout the region,” said the report, published by the Ibero-American Observatory of Science, Technology and Society (OCTS) of the OEI, based in Buenos Aires.
However, the rate of growth in enrollment was uneven: higher than the average in countries such as Mexico (58%)Argentina and Uruguay (37%) and Panama (32%), and lower in Portugal (6%), Chile and Spain (15%), Bolivia (21%), Brazil (23%) and Colombia (27%), although it is necessary to take into account the rates of departure and national factors affecting each case.
The number of graduates has also increased, according to data from the Ibero-American Network of Higher Education Indicators (INDICES), coordinated by the OEI for Education, Science and Culture.
According to the report,Panorama of Higher Education in Latin America“, rhythm the growth of college graduates was even higher than the number of registrations, as it has increased by 37.1% since 2012.
In 2021, nearly five million people received higher education. There were 4.3 million in Latin America, 37.6 more than the year before.
Photo: Quartoscuro Archive
On the other hand, the report warns that in Latin America, 43% of graduates complete their education in public institutions, while in Latin America falls to 39%.
In Latin America, more than half of students attend private universities. And in 2021, one in four studied remotely, an increase of 12 percentage points since 2012.
It should be noted that in some countries, community centres account for the majority of visits, such as in Cuba, Uruguay, Portugal, Argentina, Bolivia, Panama and Spain.
Few doctoral students
By educational level, the highest attendance is concentrated in bachelor’s degree and degree (bachelor’s diploma), In 2021, 27.6 million students were enrolled, with enrollment in Latin America growing by 32% over the past decade.
At the master’s level, just over two million people were studying it that year, and will increase by only 17% compared to 2012.
Doctoral studies, on the contrary, they grew by 77%; However, in absolute terms, this is still a very small figure: just over 388 thousand people are registered throughout the region.
Photo: Quartoscuro Archive
The report also notes that women’s participation In higher education, they continue to dominate. In 2021, they represented, on average, more than half of graduates at various levels of training, mainly degrees and bachelor’s degrees (57%).
During the analyzed period Ibero-American graduates The number of students completing some university degrees increased by 38%.
This growth dynamic also affected the academic staff, valued at 1.7 million teachersand in Latin America growth was 9.1%.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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