What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The highest recorded value was 18.42 million number in 2007.

What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?

The lowest recorded value was 11.16 million number in 1970.

How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.

Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean

Name: School age population, lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 17.19 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

17.19 million number

Change on year

down 0.2%

Rank

28th

of 43 groups

All-time high

18.42 million number

in 2007

All-time low

11.16 million number

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

School age population, lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Latin America & Caribbean recorded 17.19 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 18.42 million number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.16 million number, in 1970.

That places Latin America & Caribbean 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970 to 2019.
Year	number	Change
1970	11.16 million number	—
1971	11.46 million number	+2.7%
1972	11.79 million number	+2.9%
1973	12.14 million number	+3.0%
1974	12.51 million number	+3.0%
1975	12.86 million number	+2.8%
1976	13.19 million number	+2.5%
1977	13.42 million number	+1.8%
1978	13.51 million number	+0.7%
1979	13.70 million number	+1.4%
1980	13.88 million number	+1.3%
1981	14.05 million number	+1.2%
1982	14.22 million number	+1.2%
1983	14.39 million number	+1.2%
1984	14.58 million number	+1.3%
1985	14.79 million number	+1.5%
1986	15.04 million number	+1.7%
1987	15.31 million number	+1.8%
1988	15.58 million number	+1.8%
1989	15.85 million number	+1.7%
1990	16.10 million number	+1.6%
1991	16.35 million number	+1.6%
1992	16.59 million number	+1.4%
1993	16.81 million number	+1.4%
1994	17.04 million number	+1.3%
1995	17.23 million number	+1.1%
1996	17.36 million number	+0.7%
1997	17.42 million number	+0.4%
1998	17.77 million number	+2.0%
1999	17.65 million number	-0.7%
2000	17.87 million number	+1.2%
2001	17.87 million number	+0.0%
2002	17.92 million number	+0.3%
2003	17.73 million number	-1.1%
2004	17.95 million number	+1.3%
2005	18.04 million number	+0.5%
2006	18.33 million number	+1.6%
2007	18.42 million number	+0.5%
2008	18.29 million number	-0.7%
2009	18.27 million number	-0.1%
2010	18.18 million number	-0.5%
2011	18.23 million number	+0.2%
2012	18.19 million number	-0.2%
2013	17.97 million number	-1.2%
2014	17.79 million number	-1.0%
2015	17.60 million number	-1.1%
2016	17.52 million number	-0.5%
2017	17.44 million number	-0.4%
2018	17.22 million number	-1.3%
2019	17.19 million number	-0.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	12.57 million number	11.16 million number	13.70 million number	10
1980s	14.77 million number	13.88 million number	15.85 million number	10
1990s	17.03 million number	16.10 million number	17.77 million number	10
2000s	18.07 million number	17.73 million number	18.42 million number	10
2010s	17.73 million number	17.19 million number	18.23 million number	10

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

25 Algeria 1.38 million number compare
26 Uzbekistan 1.33 million number compare
27 Kenya 1.33 million number compare
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

See the full ranking of 250 places →

More education data for Latin America & Caribbean

Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)

All data for Latin America & Caribbean →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean?: School age population, lower secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 17.19 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?: The highest recorded value was 18.42 million number in 2007.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?: The lowest recorded value was 11.16 million number in 1970.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.