Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Population of compulsory school age, female was 3.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 3.35 million.
The figure is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 3.41 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.52 million, in 1997.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 201st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.52 million | — |
| 1998 | 2.54 million | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.56 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.61 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 2.64 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.66 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.67 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.70 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.78 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 2.80 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 2.81 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2.82 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.81 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 3.10 million | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 3.09 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.25 million | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.41 million | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 3.40 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.39 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.38 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.37 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.37 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.36 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 3.35 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.35 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.35 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.35 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.54 million | 2.52 million | 2.56 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.71 million | 2.59 million | 2.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.26 million | 2.81 million | 3.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.35 million | 3.35 million | 3.36 million | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
All data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Population of compulsory school age, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 3.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.52 million in 1997.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 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