Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) was 44.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) is 44.7%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 52.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1971.
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 100th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.6% | — |
| 1971 | 11.9% | -67.6% |
| 1972 | 12.8% | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 13.8% | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 14.5% | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 15.4% | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 16.4% | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 17.1% | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 19.6% | +14.1% |
| 1979 | 20.4% | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 20.8% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 21.2% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 22.3% | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 35.2% | +58.0% |
| 1984 | 35.0% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 35.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 35.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 36.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 36.4% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 36.9% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 37.5% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 38.3% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 38.5% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 38.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 39.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 40.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 42.8% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 43.3% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 44.3% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 47.4% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 52.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 48.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 44.7% | -3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%) in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -67.6% | 36.6% | 11.9% |
| 1983 | +58.0% | 22.3% | 35.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.8% | 11.9% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.5% | 20.8% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 37.5% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 42.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 50.8% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 44.7% | 50.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 394,187 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 76,908 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2516 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 786,431 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 412,001 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,276 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 118,314 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 44.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release