Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0341 number per person in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0.0341 number per person for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.0341 number per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 number per person, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0065 number per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0067 number per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.007 number per person | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0072 number per person | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0075 number per person | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0082 number per person | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0092 number per person | +12.0% |
| 1977 | 0.01 number per person | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0106 number per person | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0116 number per person | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0123 number per person | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0138 number per person | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0158 number per person | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0172 number per person | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0189 number per person | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0199 number per person | +5.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0215 number per person | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0259 number per person | +20.5% |
| 1988 | 0.026 number per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.026 number per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0279 number per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0271 number per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0281 number per person | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0287 number per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0288 number per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0293 number per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0298 number per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0299 number per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0308 number per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0303 number per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0317 number per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0313 number per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0311 number per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.031 number per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0317 number per person | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0322 number per person | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0323 number per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0323 number per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0332 number per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0332 number per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0326 number per person | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0325 number per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0326 number per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0332 number per person | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0335 number per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0335 number per person | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0334 number per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0336 number per person | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0335 number per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0341 number per person | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0085 number per person | 0.0065 number per person | 0.0116 number per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0197 number per person | 0.0123 number per person | 0.026 number per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0291 number per person | 0.0271 number per person | 0.0308 number per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.032 number per person | 0.031 number per person | 0.0332 number per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0332 number per person | 0.0325 number per person | 0.0341 number per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 7 Tuvalu 0.0639 number per person compare
- 8 Israel 0.0617 number per person compare
- 9 Ghana 0.0592 number per person compare
- 10 American Samoa 0.0549 number per person compare
- 11 Vanuatu 0.0537 number per person compare
- 12 Peru 0.0518 number per person compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 0.0513 number per person compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.0341 number per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0341 number per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 number per person in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 10th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.