Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1.46 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 1.46 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 2.13 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 859,811, in 1998.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 74th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 859,811 | — |
| 1999 | 924,434 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 956,505 | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 1.01 million | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.15 million | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.18 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.28 million | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 1.49 million | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 1.42 million | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.57 million | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.70 million | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.85 million | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 2.00 million | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 2.13 million | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.68 million | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 1.76 million | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.82 million | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 1.51 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.46 million | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.46 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.38 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.46 million | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 1.46 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 892,122 | 859,811 | 924,434 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million | 956,505 | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 million | 1.46 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million | 1.34 million | 1.47 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 1.46 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 859,811 in 1998.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 74th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release