School age population, lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School age population, lower secondary education, female was 16.66 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
16.66 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
31st
of 45 groups
All-time high
17.82 million number
in 2007
All-time low
10.65 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 16.66 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2019.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 17.82 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.65 million number, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.65 million number | — |
| 1971 | 10.95 million number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 11.27 million number | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 11.61 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 11.97 million number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 12.31 million number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 12.64 million number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 12.87 million number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 12.96 million number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 13.15 million number | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 13.33 million number | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 13.50 million number | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 13.67 million number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 13.84 million number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 14.03 million number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 14.24 million number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 14.49 million number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 14.76 million number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 15.03 million number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 15.29 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 15.54 million number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 15.79 million number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 16.02 million number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 16.25 million number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 16.47 million number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 16.66 million number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 16.78 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 16.85 million number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 17.18 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 17.06 million number | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 17.27 million number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 17.27 million number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.32 million number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 17.12 million number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 17.35 million number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 17.44 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.72 million number | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 17.82 million number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 17.70 million number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 17.69 million number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 17.61 million number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 17.66 million number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 17.63 million number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 17.42 million number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 17.25 million number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 17.07 million number | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 16.98 million number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.91 million number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.69 million number | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 16.66 million number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.04 million number | 10.65 million number | 13.15 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.22 million number | 13.33 million number | 15.29 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.46 million number | 15.54 million number | 17.18 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.47 million number | 17.12 million number | 17.82 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.19 million number | 16.66 million number | 17.66 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 28 Madagascar 1.29 million number compare
- 29 Iraq 1.28 million number compare
- 30 Angola 1.26 million number compare
- 31 Cameroon 1.23 million number compare
- 32 Thailand 1.23 million number compare
- 33 Côte d'Ivoire 1.22 million number compare
- 34 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.17 million number compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 16.66 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.82 million number in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.65 million number in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.