Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female was 15.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) recorded 15.23 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 15.73 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.30 million, in 2012.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 49th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.30 million | — |
| 2013 | 11.17 million | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 11.64 million | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 11.95 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 12.84 million | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 13.22 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 13.45 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 13.72 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 14.10 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 14.86 million | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 15.27 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 15.73 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 15.23 million | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.29 million | 10.30 million | 13.72 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.04 million | 14.10 million | 15.73 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- 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 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 15.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.73 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.30 million in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 49th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 6 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release