Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 10.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.17 million
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
83rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.80 million
in 2019
All-time low
998,570
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 10.17 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 10.80 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 998,570, in 1972.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 83rd 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, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.08 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.45 million | -53.1% |
| 1972 | 998,570 | -30.9% |
| 1973 | 2.53 million | +153.5% |
| 1974 | 1.10 million | -56.6% |
| 1975 | 1.29 million | +17.3% |
| 1976 | 1.47 million | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 1.63 million | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 1.78 million | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 3.30 million | +85.4% |
| 1980 | 2.08 million | -36.9% |
| 1981 | 2.42 million | +16.1% |
| 1982 | 2.83 million | +17.1% |
| 1983 | 3.31 million | +16.7% |
| 1984 | 3.56 million | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 3.89 million | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 4.24 million | +8.9% |
| 1987 | 5.34 million | +26.1% |
| 1988 | 5.40 million | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 5.50 million | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 5.80 million | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 5.95 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 6.27 million | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 6.47 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 6.60 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 6.84 million | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 7.07 million | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 7.36 million | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 7.14 million | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 7.42 million | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 7.61 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 7.71 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.74 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.86 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 8.02 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.32 million | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 8.58 million | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 8.89 million | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 9.23 million | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 9.31 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 9.28 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.35 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.46 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.76 million | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 9.98 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 10.08 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.15 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.31 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 10.47 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 10.80 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 10.59 million | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 10.02 million | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 10.23 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 10.41 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 10.17 million | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.86 million | 998,570 | 3.30 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.86 million | 2.08 million | 5.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.69 million | 5.80 million | 7.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.33 million | 7.61 million | 9.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.96 million | 9.28 million | 10.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.28 million | 10.02 million | 10.59 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 10.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.80 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 998,570 in 1972.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 83rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release