School age population, upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 15.01 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
15.01 million number
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
28th
of 43 groups
All-time high
15.76 million number
in 2012
All-time low
8.70 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean is 15.01 million number, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 15.76 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8.70 million number, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.70 million number | — |
| 1971 | 8.95 million number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 9.19 million number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 9.47 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 9.72 million number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 9.99 million number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 10.30 million number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 10.53 million number | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 10.85 million number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 11.11 million number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 11.33 million number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 11.51 million number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 11.70 million number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 11.87 million number | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 12.04 million number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 12.21 million number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 12.38 million number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 12.55 million number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 12.72 million number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 12.92 million number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 13.14 million number | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 13.36 million number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 13.55 million number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 13.73 million number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 13.93 million number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 14.14 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 14.33 million number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 14.26 million number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 14.81 million number | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 14.68 million number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 14.99 million number | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 14.95 million number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 15.10 million number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.22 million number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.37 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 15.46 million number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 15.45 million number | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.24 million number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 15.34 million number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 15.46 million number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 15.50 million number | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.59 million number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 15.76 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 15.67 million number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.63 million number | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 15.64 million number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 15.54 million number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 15.46 million number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.06 million number | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 15.01 million number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.88 million number | 8.70 million number | 11.11 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.12 million number | 11.33 million number | 12.92 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.99 million number | 13.14 million number | 14.81 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.26 million number | 14.95 million number | 15.46 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.49 million number | 15.01 million number | 15.76 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
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, upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 15.01 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 15.76 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.70 million number in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.