Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 135,360 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) stood at 135,360.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 192,953 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 51,113, in 2007.
That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 73rd 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 ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 192,953 | — |
| 1998 | 102,825 | -46.7% |
| 1999 | 68,486 | -33.4% |
| 2000 | 68,785 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 68,392 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 76,438 | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 81,275 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 81,748 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 85,306 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 92,382 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 51,113 | -44.7% |
| 2008 | 55,967 | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 60,608 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 69,091 | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 77,141 | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 84,392 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 92,071 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 97,269 | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 105,537 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 113,989 | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 116,063 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 120,477 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 123,164 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 129,293 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 135,663 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 137,045 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 140,482 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 135,360 | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121,421 | 68,486 | 192,953 | 3 |
| 2000s | 72,202 | 51,113 | 92,382 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,919 | 69,091 | 123,164 | 10 |
| 2020s | 135,569 | 129,293 | 140,482 | 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 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 135,360 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 192,953 in 1997.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,113 in 2007.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 73rd out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. 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 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release