Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 1.02 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 1.62 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 688,984, in 1998.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 88th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 688,984 | — |
| 1999 | 749,369 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 779,528 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 799,247 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 852,940 | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 893,385 | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 901,126 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 938,996 | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.12 million | +19.8% |
| 2007 | 990,004 | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 1.26 million | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 1.38 million | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 1.51 million | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 1.62 million | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 1.25 million | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 1.31 million | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 1.07 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.06 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 933,077 | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 960,362 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 1.02 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 719,176 | 688,984 | 749,369 | 2 |
| 2000s | 964,101 | 779,528 | 1.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million | 1.03 million | 1.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.00 million | 933,077 | 1.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 1.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 688,984 in 1998.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 88th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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