Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 91.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean is 91.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 91.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 1998.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.5% | — |
| 1999 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 79.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 80.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 83.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.0% | 79.5% | 80.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.3% | 79.8% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 85.9% | 91.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 9 Argentina 111.0% compare
- 10 New Zealand 111.0% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 110.9% compare
- 12 Spain 110.7% compare
- 13 Costa Rica 108.3% compare
- 14 Denmark 108.2% compare
- 15 Latvia 108.0% compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 91.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 1998.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary, secondary and tertiary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of primary school age, secondary school age, and the five-year age group following on from secondary school leaving. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.