Enrolment in secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Enrolment in secondary education, female was 31.52 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.52 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
85th
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.17 million
in 2013
All-time low
5.46 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) is 31.52 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 32.17 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.46 million, in 1971.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.50 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.46 million | -35.7% |
| 1972 | 6.31 million | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 6.98 million | +10.6% |
| 1974 | 8.65 million | +23.9% |
| 1975 | 9.27 million | +7.1% |
| 1976 | 10.46 million | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 11.16 million | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 11.78 million | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 18.66 million | +58.4% |
| 1980 | 19.12 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 19.51 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 19.93 million | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 20.46 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 20.72 million | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 14.56 million | -29.8% |
| 1986 | 21.45 million | +47.3% |
| 1987 | 21.89 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 22.00 million | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 22.24 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 22.96 million | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 22.58 million | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 22.75 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 22.78 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 23.10 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 23.45 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 23.86 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 24.30 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 25.02 million | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 25.67 million | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 26.20 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 26.77 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 29.22 million | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 28.66 million | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 29.37 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 29.65 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 29.25 million | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 29.76 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 30.24 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 30.56 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 30.84 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 30.95 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.91 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.17 million | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 32.03 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 31.86 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 31.95 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 31.77 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 31.81 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 31.57 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 31.33 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 31.43 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 31.25 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.38 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 31.52 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.72 million | 5.46 million | 18.66 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.19 million | 14.56 million | 22.24 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.65 million | 22.58 million | 25.67 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.97 million | 26.20 million | 30.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.59 million | 30.84 million | 32.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.38 million | 31.25 million | 31.52 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 82 Dominican Republic 449,277 compare
- 83 Czechia 448,948 compare
- 84 Palestine, State of 447,716 compare
- 85 United Arab Emirates 430,303 compare
- 86 Benin 423,019 compare
- 87 Togo 421,573 compare
- 88 Niger 420,247 compare
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (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)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 62.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 31.52 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.17 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.46 million in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release