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

Latest (2024)
24.31 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
116th
of 221 groups
All-time high
25.24 million
in 2016
All-time low
22.95 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, tertiary education, female in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1999201120241999: 23.0M2000: 23.1M2001: 23.2M2002: 23.3M2003: 23.5M2004: 23.6M2005: 23.7M2006: 23.9M2007: 24.0M2008: 24.2M2009: 24.4M2010: 24.5M2011: 24.7M2012: 24.8M2013: 25.0M2014: 25.2M2015: 25.2M2016: 25.2M2017: 25.2M2018: 25.1M2019: 25.0M2020: 24.7M2021: 24.6M2022: 24.6M2023: 24.3M2024: 24.3M

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

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, female (number) in MDG: Latin America, 1999 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 113 Switzerland 220,964 compare
  2. 114 Belarus 219,825 compare
  3. 115 Eritrea 199,179 compare
  4. 116 Costa Rica 186,933 compare
  5. 117 Denmark 180,934 compare
  6. 118 Panama 177,143 compare
  7. 119 Serbia 176,702 compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release