Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 69.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean recorded 69.1% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 71.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 59th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.8% | — |
| 2000 | 25.3% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 42.4% | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 46.6% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 51.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 69.1% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.0% | 25.3% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 46.6% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 63.0% | 71.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 69.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 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