Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female was 111,898 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 111,898 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 110.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 111,898 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44,774 number, in 2007.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 96,350 number | — |
| 1998 | 92,810 number | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 58,075 number | -37.4% |
| 2000 | 58,344 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 59,446 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 69,452 number | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 74,509 number | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 75,290 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 79,065 number | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 64,274 number | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 44,774 number | -30.3% |
| 2008 | 48,954 number | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 53,260 number | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 61,371 number | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 69,415 number | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 76,420 number | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 84,096 number | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 89,234 number | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 97,484 number | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 105,786 number | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 107,857 number | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 111,878 number | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 111,898 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82,412 number | 58,075 number | 96,350 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 62,737 number | 44,774 number | 79,065 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 91,544 number | 61,371 number | 111,898 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 111,898 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 111,898 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,774 number in 2007.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.