Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1.51 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 1.51 million number.
That represents a change of 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.16 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 855,314 number, in 1998.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 855,314 number | — |
| 1999 | 922,807 number | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 961,740 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.02 million number | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.12 million number | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 1.16 million number | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1.20 million number | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million number | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 1.46 million number | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 1.45 million number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.60 million number | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.73 million number | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.88 million number | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 2.03 million number | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2.16 million number | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 1.72 million number | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 1.79 million number | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.85 million number | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million number | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 1.54 million number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.52 million number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.51 million number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 889,060 number | 855,314 number | 922,807 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.30 million number | 961,740 number | 1.73 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million number | 1.51 million number | 2.16 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.27 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (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 87.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 667,681 number (2019)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.51 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 855,314 number in 1998.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).