Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female was 91.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 91.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 91.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 1998.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 79.5% | — |
| 1999 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 79.7% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 91.1% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.0% | 79.5% | 80.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.9% | 79.7% | 81.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 88.5% | 91.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 8 Netherlands 112.2% compare
- 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
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 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 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 91.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 1998.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.