Population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Population of compulsory school age, female was 61.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61.43 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
66.94 million
in 2015
All-time low
46.49 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 61.43 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 66.94 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 46.49 million, in 1999.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 100th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 46.49 million | — |
| 2000 | 46.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 49.01 million | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 49.12 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 49.73 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 49.76 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.76 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.79 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 50.73 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 50.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 51.32 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 52.60 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 53.14 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 56.93 million | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 66.33 million | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 66.06 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.94 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 66.54 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 62.31 million | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 62.05 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 61.87 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 61.85 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.66 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 61.58 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.45 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.43 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.49 million | 46.49 million | 46.49 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 49.76 million | 46.59 million | 51.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.48 million | 52.60 million | 66.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.59 million | 61.43 million | 61.85 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 61.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.94 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.49 million in 1999.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release