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

Latest (2024)
1.46 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
74th
of 218 groups
All-time high
2.13 million
in 2012
All-time low
859,811
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1998–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998201120241998: 859.8k1999: 924.4k2000: 956.5k2001: 1.0M2002: 1.1M2003: 1.1M2004: 1.2M2005: 1.3M2006: 1.5M2007: 1.4M2008: 1.6M2009: 1.7M2010: 1.8M2011: 2.0M2012: 2.1M2013: 1.7M2014: 1.8M2015: 1.8M2016: 1.5M2017: 1.5M2018: 1.5M2019: 1.5M2020: 1.5M2021: 1.3M2022: 1.4M2023: 1.5M2024: 1.5M

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

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1998 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 71 Dominican Republic 10,061 compare
  2. 72 Burundi 10,029 compare
  3. 73 Benin 9,747 compare
  4. 74 Armenia 8,850 compare
  5. 75 Namibia 8,848 compare
  6. 76 Latvia 8,777 compare
  7. 77 Italy 8,717 compare

See the full ranking of 364 places →

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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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 7,676 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release