Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 131,561 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 131,561 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 187,213 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 46,172, in 2007.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 82nd out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 187,213 | — |
| 1998 | 97,006 | -48.2% |
| 1999 | 62,613 | -35.5% |
| 2000 | 62,901 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 62,584 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 70,756 | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 75,774 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 76,392 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 80,133 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 87,348 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 46,172 | -47.1% |
| 2008 | 50,594 | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 55,007 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 63,255 | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 71,289 | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 78,538 | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 86,331 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 91,610 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 99,886 | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 108,532 | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 110,570 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 114,853 | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 118,217 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 124,533 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 131,225 | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 132,956 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 136,679 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 131,561 | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115,611 | 62,613 | 187,213 | 3 |
| 2000s | 66,766 | 46,172 | 87,348 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,308 | 63,255 | 118,217 | 10 |
| 2020s | 131,391 | 124,533 | 136,679 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 79 Georgia 1,757 compare
- 80 Azerbaijan 1,651 compare
- 81 Lithuania 1,475 compare
- 82 Singapore 1,336 compare
- 83 Estonia 1,302 compare
- 84 Republic of Moldova 1,177 compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 1,129 compare
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 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 31.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 131,561 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 187,213 in 1997.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,172 in 2007.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 82nd out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. 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 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release