Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 66.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 66.2%.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 68.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 1999.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.9% | — |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +24.6% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 44.7% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 56.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 68.5% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 66.2% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 24.4% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 43.0% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 60.4% | 68.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 66.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 69th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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