Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 69.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) is 69.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 71.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1999.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 51st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.0% | — |
| 2000 | 25.4% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 53.3% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 58.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 59.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.2% | 25.4% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 46.9% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 63.5% | 71.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 69.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1999.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 51st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release