Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 102.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
102.6%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
22nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
102.9%
in 2019
All-time low
96.9%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 102.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 102.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 22nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 96.9% | — |
| 2000 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 101.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 100.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 100.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 100.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 100.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 100.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 102.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 102.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 102.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 102.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 102.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 102.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 102.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 102.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 102.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 102.4% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 102.4% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 102.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 96.9% | 96.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 97.2% | 101.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.8% | 99.9% | 102.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.4% | 102.2% | 102.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 19 Türkiye 111.5% compare
- 20 Peru 111.3% compare
- 21 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 109.5% compare
- 22 Antigua and Barbuda 108.9% compare
- 23 New Zealand 108.8% compare
- 24 Gambia 108.7% compare
- 25 Albania 108.6% 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, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 102.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 102.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release