Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 70.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 70.8% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Latin America peaked at 72.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1999.
That places MDG: Latin America 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.0% | — |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +23.2% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | -7.0% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 44.1% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 46.3% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 48.5% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 72.9% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 25.5% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 46.3% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 64.4% | 72.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Latin America?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in MDG: Latin America was 70.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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