School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: School age population, tertiary education, female was 24.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Latin America is 24.31 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Latin America peaked at 25.24 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.95 million, in 1999.
MDG: Latin America ranks 116th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.95 million | — |
| 2000 | 23.05 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 23.19 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 23.32 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 23.45 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 23.58 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 23.71 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 23.86 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 24.02 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 24.19 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 24.37 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 24.53 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 24.68 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 24.81 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.03 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 25.15 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 25.23 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 25.24 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 25.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 25.12 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 25.02 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 24.66 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 24.61 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 24.58 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 24.26 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 24.31 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.95 million | 22.95 million | 22.95 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.67 million | 23.05 million | 24.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.00 million | 24.53 million | 25.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.48 million | 24.26 million | 24.66 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.21 million (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 secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Latin America?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Latin America was 24.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 25.24 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.95 million in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release