Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes was 18.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 18.36 million for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 19.79 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.83 million, in 1972.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 91st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.99 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.74 million | -54.3% |
| 1972 | 1.83 million | -33.0% |
| 1973 | 4.88 million | +166.0% |
| 1974 | 2.06 million | -57.9% |
| 1975 | 2.39 million | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 2.69 million | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 2.94 million | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 3.17 million | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 6.23 million | +96.1% |
| 1980 | 3.77 million | -39.5% |
| 1981 | 4.34 million | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 5.11 million | +17.8% |
| 1983 | 5.76 million | +12.7% |
| 1984 | 6.53 million | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 7.13 million | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 7.83 million | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 9.83 million | +25.6% |
| 1988 | 10.17 million | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 10.37 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 10.99 million | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 11.22 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 11.79 million | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 12.19 million | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 12.43 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 12.86 million | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 13.33 million | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 13.71 million | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 13.24 million | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 13.83 million | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 14.14 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 14.33 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 14.39 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 14.65 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 14.95 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 15.47 million | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 15.93 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 16.53 million | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 17.07 million | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 17.16 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.96 million | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 17.06 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 17.34 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 17.86 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 18.27 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 18.42 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 18.67 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 19.04 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 19.23 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.79 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 19.24 million | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 18.05 million | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 18.41 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 18.78 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 18.36 million | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +166.0% | 1.83 million | 4.88 million |
| 1979 | +96.1% | 3.17 million | 6.23 million |
| 1974 | -57.9% | 4.88 million | 2.06 million |
| 1971 | -54.3% | 5.99 million | 2.74 million |
| 1980 | -39.5% | 6.23 million | 3.77 million |
| 1972 | -33.0% | 2.74 million | 1.83 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.49 million | 1.83 million | 6.23 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.09 million | 3.77 million | 10.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.56 million | 10.99 million | 13.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.46 million | 14.14 million | 17.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.26 million | 16.96 million | 19.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.57 million | 18.05 million | 19.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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 pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 18.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.79 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 million in 1972.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 91st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release