Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female was 72.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 72.3%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 75.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 1998.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 26th of 207 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.8% | — |
| 1999 | 54.7% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 55.7% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 56.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 67.1% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 71.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 72.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 75.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 74.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 71.4% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 72.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.2% | 53.8% | 54.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 55.7% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 67.3% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 70.0% | 74.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
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, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 72.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 26th out of 207 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, pre-primary, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, pre-primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release