School enrollment, secondary, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School enrollment, secondary, female was 79.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 79.1% for school enrollment, secondary, female in 2018.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 79.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1998.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.5% | — |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 68.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 69.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 68.4% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 69.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 71.5% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 74.3% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.7% | 66.5% | 67.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 70.8% | 67.8% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 75.0% | 79.2% | 9 |
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 enrollment, secondary, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School enrollment, secondary, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 79.1% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, 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 79.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1998.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school enrollment, secondary, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th out of 43 groups with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.