Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) is 69.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 71.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 52nd 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.8% | — |
| 2000 | 25.3% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 29.0% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 47.6% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 54.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 58.5% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.8% | 23.8% | 23.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 25.3% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 45.5% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 63.1% | 71.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 69.2% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 52nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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