School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 14.69 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
14.69 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
116th
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.69 million
in 2011
All-time low
14.61 million
in 2021
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean stood at 14.69 million.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 15.69 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.61 million, in 2021.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 116th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.85 million | — |
| 2000 | 14.91 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 14.99 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 15.07 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.16 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.27 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 15.39 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 15.49 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 15.56 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.62 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 15.65 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.67 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 15.69 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 15.68 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.66 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.52 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 15.59 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.49 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 15.33 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 15.07 million | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 14.84 million | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 14.80 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 14.61 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 14.67 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 14.67 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14.69 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.85 million | 14.85 million | 14.85 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.31 million | 14.91 million | 15.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.45 million | 14.84 million | 15.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.69 million | 14.61 million | 14.80 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 14.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 15.69 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.61 million in 2021.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release