Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 109.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
109.4%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
109.8%
in 2016
All-time low
98.4%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 109.4%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 109.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 98.4%, in 1999.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 98.4% | — |
| 2000 | 101.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 102.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 104.6% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 101.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 101.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 101.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 101.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 103.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 103.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 104.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 103.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 103.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 109.4% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 108.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 109.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 109.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 108.5% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 109.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 109.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 108.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 107.7% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 107.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 109.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 109.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 101.9% | 98.6% | 104.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.5% | 103.1% | 109.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.5% | 107.7% | 109.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 3 Monaco 151.0% compare
- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 145.3% compare
- 5 Mexico 134.6% compare
- 6 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 128.2% compare
- 7 Netherlands 128.1% compare
- 8 Turks and Caicos Islands 122.9% compare
- 9 Denmark 119.5% compare
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, lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 109.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 109.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.4% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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, lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release