Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.51 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
66th
of 218 groups
All-time high
2.19 million
in 2012
All-time low
894,104
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1998–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998201120241998: 894.1k1999: 959.3k2000: 995.7k2001: 1.0M2002: 1.1M2003: 1.2M2004: 1.2M2005: 1.3M2006: 1.5M2007: 1.5M2008: 1.6M2009: 1.8M2010: 1.9M2011: 2.1M2012: 2.2M2013: 1.7M2014: 1.8M2015: 1.9M2016: 1.6M2017: 1.6M2018: 1.5M2019: 1.5M2020: 1.5M2021: 1.4M2022: 1.4M2023: 1.5M2024: 1.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) stood at 1.51 million.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 2.19 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 894,104, in 1998.

That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 66th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 894,104
1999 959,267 +7.3%
2000 995,743 +3.8%
2001 1.05 million +5.4%
2002 1.15 million +9.5%
2003 1.19 million +3.5%
2004 1.22 million +2.8%
2005 1.32 million +8.0%
2006 1.54 million +16.3%
2007 1.47 million -4.4%
2008 1.62 million +10.0%
2009 1.76 million +8.7%
2010 1.90 million +8.4%
2011 2.06 million +8.0%
2012 2.19 million +6.3%
2013 1.74 million -20.3%
2014 1.82 million +4.1%
2015 1.88 million +3.6%
2016 1.55 million -17.4%
2017 1.58 million +1.7%
2018 1.53 million -3.3%
2019 1.52 million -0.8%
2020 1.52 million +0.3%
2021 1.40 million -8.0%
2022 1.43 million +2.3%
2023 1.51 million +5.6%
2024 1.51 million -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 926,686 894,104 959,267 2
2000s 1.33 million 995,743 1.76 million 10
2010s 1.78 million 1.52 million 2.19 million 10
2020s 1.47 million 1.40 million 1.52 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

  1. 63 Congo 14,929 compare
  2. 64 Cambodia 13,953 compare
  3. 65 Myanmar 13,841 compare
  4. 66 Syrian Arab Republic 12,243 compare
  5. 67 Kenya 12,035 compare
  6. 68 Lebanon 11,721 compare
  7. 69 Ireland 10,612 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 1.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The highest recorded value was 2.19 million in 2012.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The lowest recorded value was 894,104 in 1998.
How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 66th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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