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

Latest (2024)
54.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
158th
of 221 groups
All-time high
58.3%
in 2013
All-time low
15.0%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

102030405060197019972024

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

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%) in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 15,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release