School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School age population, secondary education, female was 28.94 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 28.94 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 31.01 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28.90 million, in 2022.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.79 million | — |
| 2000 | 29.87 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.03 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 30.18 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 30.35 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 30.51 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 30.66 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 30.79 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 30.89 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 30.97 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 31.01 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.01 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.01 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.00 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.67 million | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 30.50 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 30.32 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 30.14 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 29.90 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 29.57 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 29.26 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 29.15 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 28.93 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 28.90 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 28.91 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28.94 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.79 million | 29.79 million | 29.79 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.53 million | 29.87 million | 31.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.34 million | 29.26 million | 31.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.96 million | 28.90 million | 29.15 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 28.94 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.01 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.90 million in 2022.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release