Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 18.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.31 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
85th
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.19 million
in 2013
All-time low
14.77 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 18.31 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 19.19 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14.77 million, in 1997.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 85th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 14.77 million | — |
| 1998 | 15.24 million | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 17.08 million | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 17.68 million | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 18.00 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 18.45 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 17.92 million | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 18.00 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 18.11 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 17.64 million | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 18.15 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 18.47 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 18.60 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 18.67 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.52 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 18.41 million | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.19 million | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 18.93 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 18.84 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.84 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.53 million | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 18.54 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.51 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.24 million | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 18.07 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 18.01 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 18.25 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 18.31 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.70 million | 14.77 million | 17.08 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.10 million | 17.64 million | 18.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.70 million | 18.41 million | 19.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.18 million | 18.01 million | 18.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 82 Papua New Guinea 256,280 compare
- 83 United Arab Emirates 239,750 compare
- 84 Israel 239,432 compare
- 85 Czechia 239,348 compare
- 86 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 232,324 compare
- 87 Belgium 227,734 compare
- 88 Chad 220,123 compare
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 18.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.19 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.77 million in 1997.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release