Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 90.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 90.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 92.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2000.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 55th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 58.3% | — |
| 2000 | 57.4% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 58.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 72.8% | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 75.6% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 84.1% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 85.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 87.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 90.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.3% | 58.3% | 58.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 57.4% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 78.6% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 89.2% | 92.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 90.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2000.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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