School age population, tertiary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, tertiary education, female was 26.50 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
26.50 million number
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
26th
of 43 groups
All-time high
26.68 million number
in 2017
All-time low
12.94 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 26.50 million number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 26.68 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.94 million number, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 26th 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, tertiary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.94 million number | — |
| 1971 | 13.45 million number | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 13.98 million number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 14.48 million number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 14.97 million number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 15.44 million number | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 15.94 million number | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 16.36 million number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 16.78 million number | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 17.24 million number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 17.73 million number | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 18.21 million number | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 18.72 million number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 19.17 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 19.58 million number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 19.94 million number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 20.26 million number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 20.56 million number | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 20.83 million number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 21.11 million number | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 21.39 million number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 21.70 million number | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 22.01 million number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 22.32 million number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 22.66 million number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 23.03 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 23.41 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 23.83 million number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 24.15 million number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 23.84 million number | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 24.81 million number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 25.15 million number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 25.21 million number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 25.29 million number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 25.66 million number | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 25.80 million number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 25.93 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 25.98 million number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.89 million number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 26.05 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 26.49 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 26.11 million number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 26.29 million number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.40 million number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.49 million number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 26.56 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.58 million number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 26.68 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.53 million number | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 26.50 million number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.16 million number | 12.94 million number | 17.24 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.61 million number | 17.73 million number | 21.11 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.83 million number | 21.39 million number | 24.15 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.58 million number | 24.81 million number | 26.05 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.46 million number | 26.11 million number | 26.68 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 23 Germany 2.14 million number compare
- 24 Colombia 2.14 million number compare
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.97 million number compare
- 26 Sudan 1.91 million number compare
- 27 France 1.90 million number compare
- 28 Afghanistan 1.86 million number compare
- 29 Uganda 1.76 million number compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 26.50 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 26.68 million number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.94 million number in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.