Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.49 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
73rd
of 218 groups
All-time high
2.17 million
in 2012
All-time low
875,088
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) stood at 1.49 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 2.17 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 875,088, in 1998.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 73rd 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 875,088 | — |
| 1999 | 940,121 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 976,454 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.03 million | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 1.13 million | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.17 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1.21 million | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 1.52 million | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 1.45 million | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.60 million | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 1.74 million | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 1.88 million | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 2.04 million | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2.17 million | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 1.72 million | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 1.80 million | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.86 million | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 1.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.50 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.37 million | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.41 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.49 million | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 1.49 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 907,604 | 875,088 | 940,121 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.31 million | 976,454 | 1.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 million | 1.50 million | 2.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 million | 1.37 million | 1.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 1.49 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.17 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 875,088 in 1998.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 73rd 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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