School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School age population, lower secondary education, female was 15.57 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
15.57 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
129th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.79 million
in 2008
All-time low
15.54 million
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M1999201120241999: 16.3M2000: 16.3M2001: 16.4M2002: 16.5M2003: 16.6M2004: 16.6M2005: 16.7M2006: 16.7M2007: 16.8M2008: 16.8M2009: 16.8M2010: 16.8M2011: 16.7M2012: 16.7M2013: 16.4M2014: 16.3M2015: 16.1M2016: 16.0M2017: 15.9M2018: 15.8M2019: 15.7M2020: 15.6M2021: 15.6M2022: 15.5M2023: 15.6M2024: 15.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 15.57 million for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 16.79 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 15.54 million, in 2022.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 129th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 16.26 million
2000 16.30 million +0.2%
2001 16.39 million +0.5%
2002 16.48 million +0.6%
2003 16.57 million +0.6%
2004 16.65 million +0.5%
2005 16.71 million +0.4%
2006 16.75 million +0.2%
2007 16.78 million +0.2%
2008 16.79 million +0.1%
2009 16.78 million -0.0%
2010 16.75 million -0.2%
2011 16.73 million -0.1%
2012 16.71 million -0.1%
2013 16.39 million -1.9%
2014 16.35 million -0.3%
2015 16.10 million -1.5%
2016 16.00 million -0.6%
2017 15.91 million -0.6%
2018 15.84 million -0.5%
2019 15.73 million -0.7%
2020 15.64 million -0.6%
2021 15.62 million -0.1%
2022 15.54 million -0.5%
2023 15.56 million +0.1%
2024 15.57 million +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.26 million 16.26 million 16.26 million 1
2000s 16.62 million 16.30 million 16.79 million 10
2010s 16.25 million 15.73 million 16.75 million 10
2020s 15.58 million 15.54 million 15.64 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)

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  2. 127 Denmark 99,947 compare
  3. 128 Norway 99,323 compare
  4. 129 Armenia 97,020 compare
  5. 130 Finland 94,311 compare
  6. 131 Namibia 93,220 compare
  7. 132 Bulgaria 91,537 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
School age population, lower secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 15.57 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 16.79 million in 2008.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 15.54 million in 2022.
How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release