School age population, lower secondary education, female in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 15.94 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.94 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
126th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.24 million
in 2008
All-time low
15.92 million
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, female in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 15.94 million for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in MDG: Latin America peaked at 17.24 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.92 million, in 2022.
MDG: Latin America ranks 126th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.67 million | — |
| 2000 | 16.72 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 16.82 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.91 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 17.01 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.08 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.14 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 17.18 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.22 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.24 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.24 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.20 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 17.18 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 17.16 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.83 million | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 16.79 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.55 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 16.37 million | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 16.28 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.21 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.11 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 16.04 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 16.02 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.92 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 15.93 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 15.94 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.67 million | 16.67 million | 16.67 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.06 million | 16.72 million | 17.24 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.67 million | 16.11 million | 17.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.97 million | 15.92 million | 16.04 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in MDG: Latin America?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in MDG: Latin America was 15.94 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 17.24 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.92 million in 2022.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release