Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female was 46.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 46.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 46.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2011.
That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 46th out of 183 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 37.7% | — |
| 2012 | 38.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 44.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 45.5% | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 46.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.4% | 37.7% | 45.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 43.6% | 46.3% | 5 |
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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 net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 46.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2011.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 46th out of 183 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 Net enrolment rate, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release