Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1.30 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 1.30 million number.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.90 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 797,274 number, in 1998.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 797,274 number | — |
| 1999 | 862,653 number | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 898,153 number | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 953,980 number | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.05 million number | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million number | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.18 million number | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 1.34 million number | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 1.30 million number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.44 million number | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 1.54 million number | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 1.66 million number | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.79 million number | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 1.90 million number | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.54 million number | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 1.59 million number | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.65 million number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.31 million number | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 1.34 million number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.32 million number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.30 million number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 829,964 number | 797,274 number | 862,653 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.19 million number | 898,153 number | 1.54 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 million number | 1.30 million number | 1.90 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.30 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 797,274 number in 1998.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 21st out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).