Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 13.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.38 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
76th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.53 million
in 2021
All-time low
8.71 million
in 2000
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 13.38 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 13.53 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.71 million, in 2000.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 76th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.76 million | — |
| 1998 | 9.97 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 8.78 million | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 8.71 million | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 8.96 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 10.97 million | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 10.92 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.56 million | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 11.72 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 11.81 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 11.80 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.96 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 12.16 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.38 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 12.62 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 12.69 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 13.17 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 13.28 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.21 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 13.29 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.42 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 13.45 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.23 million | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 13.25 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.53 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 13.41 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 13.29 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 13.38 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.50 million | 8.78 million | 9.97 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.06 million | 8.71 million | 12.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.07 million | 12.38 million | 13.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.37 million | 13.25 million | 13.53 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- 73 Dominican Republic 189,461 compare
- 74 Finland 184,143 compare
- 75 Mozambique 183,255 compare
- 76 Austria 168,867 compare
- 77 Switzerland 166,099 compare
- 78 Greece 164,517 compare
- 79 Rwanda 164,270 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 13.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.53 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.71 million in 2000.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release