Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 100.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 100.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 100.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 32nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80.4% | — |
| 2000 | 81.7% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 88.3% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 100.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 100.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 100.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 100.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 100.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 81.7% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 92.6% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.4% | 99.7% | 100.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 29 Luxembourg 109.9% compare
- 30 Liechtenstein 109.1% compare
- 31 Antigua and Barbuda 109.0% compare
- 32 Peru 109.0% compare
- 33 Montserrat 108.8% compare
- 34 Slovenia 108.6% compare
- 35 Croatia 108.5% 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, secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 100.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 100.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release