Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 54.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 54.1%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 58.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1971.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 158th 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, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.2% | — |
| 1971 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 16.2% | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 16.6% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 18.3% | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 19.0% | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 20.2% | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 22.0% | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 23.4% | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 24.4% | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 25.2% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 26.1% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 26.3% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 27.8% | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 28.5% | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 29.4% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 29.9% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 30.8% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 31.3% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 31.0% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 31.9% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 33.1% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 33.6% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 34.4% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 35.5% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 36.5% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 38.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 42.2% | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 44.3% | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 49.2% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 57.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 53.9% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.0% | 15.0% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 28.6% | 25.2% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 31.9% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.4% | 42.2% | 54.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 55.0% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 53.1% | 55.0% | 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, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 54.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release