Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 91.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 92.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 2000.
MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 47th 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, upper secondary, female in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 59.1% | — |
| 2000 | 58.4% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 59.8% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | +21.7% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 75.9% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 80.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.8% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 89.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 91.4% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.1% | 59.1% | 59.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 58.4% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 79.0% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 89.6% | 92.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 91.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 2000.
- How does MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release