Enrolment in primary education, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Enrolment in primary education, female was 3.73 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.73 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
191st
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.95 million
in 2012
All-time low
1.09 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in primary education, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 3.73 million for enrolment in primary education, female in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 3.95 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million, in 1970.

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 191st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, female (number) in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 1.09 million
1971 1.13 million +3.9%
1972 1.18 million +3.9%
1973 1.22 million +4.0%
1974 1.27 million +4.2%
1975 1.32 million +3.6%
1976 1.38 million +4.6%
1977 1.44 million +3.9%
1978 1.49 million +3.7%
1979 1.57 million +5.4%
1980 1.64 million +4.2%
1981 1.65 million +1.0%
1982 1.73 million +4.8%
1983 1.84 million +6.5%
1984 1.92 million +4.3%
1985 2.00 million +4.2%
1986 2.08 million +3.8%
1987 2.11 million +1.5%
1988 2.18 million +3.3%
1989 2.19 million +0.7%
1990 2.23 million +1.5%
1991 2.30 million +3.4%
1992 2.41 million +4.6%
1993 2.50 million +3.7%
1994 2.57 million +2.9%
1995 2.65 million +3.0%
1996 2.76 million +4.4%
1997 2.88 million +4.1%
1998 2.99 million +3.9%
1999 3.08 million +3.1%
2000 3.15 million +2.3%
2001 3.23 million +2.5%
2002 3.34 million +3.4%
2003 3.45 million +3.2%
2004 3.53 million +2.3%
2005 3.56 million +0.7%
2006 3.62 million +1.9%
2007 3.65 million +0.8%
2008 3.64 million -0.4%
2009 3.69 million +1.5%
2010 3.81 million +3.2%
2011 3.91 million +2.4%
2012 3.95 million +1.0%
2013 3.90 million -1.2%
2014 3.85 million -1.2%
2015 3.82 million -0.8%
2016 3.79 million -0.9%
2017 3.76 million -0.7%
2018 3.76 million -0.1%
2019 3.74 million -0.5%
2020 3.71 million -0.7%
2021 3.72 million +0.2%
2022 3.74 million +0.5%
2023 3.75 million +0.4%
2024 3.73 million -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.31 million 1.09 million 1.57 million 10
1980s 1.93 million 1.64 million 2.19 million 10
1990s 2.64 million 2.23 million 3.08 million 10
2000s 3.49 million 3.15 million 3.69 million 10
2010s 3.83 million 3.74 million 3.95 million 10
2020s 3.73 million 3.71 million 3.75 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 188 Grenada 5,790 compare
  2. 189 Micronesia, Federated States of 5,726 compare
  3. 190 Seychelles 4,665 compare
  4. 191 Antigua and Barbuda 4,160 compare
  5. 192 Aruba 3,818 compare
  6. 193 American Samoa 3,769 compare
  7. 194 Dominica 2,721 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Enrolment in primary education, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 3.73 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 3.95 million in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for enrolment in primary education, female?
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 191st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 20,299 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release