Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 83.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 83.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 89.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 1970.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 137th 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43.9% | — |
| 1971 | 44.3% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 45.3% | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 47.1% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 47.9% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 49.4% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 51.2% | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 52.5% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 54.3% | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 55.6% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 55.5% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 56.8% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 59.4% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 60.6% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 61.9% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 62.6% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 62.2% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 62.1% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 63.2% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 64.5% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 66.6% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 67.7% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 69.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 68.1% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 71.3% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 73.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 74.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 82.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 83.1% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 88.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 88.7% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.2% | 43.9% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.1% | 55.5% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.1% | 62.1% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 74.7% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 84.6% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 83.3% | 84.1% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 83.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 1970.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release