Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1.53 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 1.53 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in 2019.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 2.19 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 875,494 number, in 1998.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th 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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 875,494 number | — |
| 1999 | 943,060 number | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 982,532 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.04 million number | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.14 million number | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 1.18 million number | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.22 million number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.32 million number | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 1.48 million number | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 1.47 million number | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.62 million number | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.76 million number | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.91 million number | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 2.06 million number | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 2.19 million number | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 1.74 million number | -20.3% |
| 2014 | 1.81 million number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.88 million number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.54 million number | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 1.57 million number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.54 million number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.53 million number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 909,277 number | 875,494 number | 943,060 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.32 million number | 982,532 number | 1.76 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.78 million number | 1.53 million number | 2.19 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.53 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 875,494 number in 1998.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. 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 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).