School enrollment, secondary, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School enrollment, secondary, female was 100.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary, female in Latin America & Caribbean is 100.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 100.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.4%, in 1999.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80.4% | — |
| 2000 | 81.8% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 83.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 88.3% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 89.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 92.5% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 92.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 100.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 100.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 100.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 100.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 100.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.2% | 81.8% | 91.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 92.5% | 100.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.4% | 99.7% | 100.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 5 Netherlands 140.8% compare
- 6 Ireland 136.1% compare
- 7 Vanuatu 134.9% compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 130.7% compare
- 9 Australia 129.1% compare
- 10 Aruba 128.7% compare
- 11 Costa Rica 126.3% compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (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, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 100.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 100.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.4% in 1999.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.