Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both was 4.92 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 2006–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 4.92 million for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 5.23 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.54 million, in 2007.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 71st out of 173 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.49 million | — |
| 2007 | 2.54 million | -27.3% |
| 2008 | 2.73 million | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 2.90 million | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 3.09 million | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 3.35 million | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 3.64 million | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 3.79 million | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 3.96 million | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 4.14 million | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 4.33 million | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 4.48 million | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 4.65 million | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.82 million | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 4.67 million | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.38 million | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 4.93 million | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 5.23 million | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 4.92 million | -5.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -27.3% | 3.49 million | 2.54 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.91 million | 2.54 million | 3.49 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.02 million | 3.09 million | 4.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 million | 4.38 million | 5.23 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 68 Cayman Islands 685 compare
- 69 Grenada 629 compare
- 70 Marshall Islands 380 compare
- 71 British Virgin Islands 321 compare
- 72 San Marino 290 compare
- 73 Gibraltar 245 compare
- 74 Mauritius 221 compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 4.92 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.23 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 million in 2007.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 71st out of 173 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release