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

Latest (2019)
1.53 million number
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
18th
of 43 groups
All-time high
2.19 million number
in 2012
All-time low
875,494 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820191998: 875.5k number1999: 943.1k number2000: 982.5k number2001: 1.0M number2002: 1.1M number2003: 1.2M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.3M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.5M number2008: 1.6M number2009: 1.8M number2010: 1.9M number2011: 2.1M number2012: 2.2M number2013: 1.7M number2014: 1.8M number2015: 1.9M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.5M number

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

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 15 Malaysia 203,649 number compare
  2. 16 Spain 197,924 number compare
  3. 17 Canada 193,989 number compare
  4. 18 Chile 189,260 number compare
  5. 19 Ukraine 180,355 number compare
  6. 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 168,813 number compare
  7. 21 Thailand 152,542 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).