Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 9.07 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 9.07 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 9.75 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 924,684, in 1972.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 90th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.03 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.39 million | -54.2% |
| 1972 | 924,684 | -33.3% |
| 1973 | 2.45 million | +164.8% |
| 1974 | 1.03 million | -58.0% |
| 1975 | 1.19 million | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 1.34 million | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 1.47 million | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 1.59 million | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 3.11 million | +95.9% |
| 1980 | 1.88 million | -39.6% |
| 1981 | 2.16 million | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 2.55 million | +18.0% |
| 1983 | 2.87 million | +12.7% |
| 1984 | 3.25 million | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 3.55 million | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 3.89 million | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 4.88 million | +25.4% |
| 1988 | 5.06 million | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 5.15 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 5.44 million | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 5.57 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 5.85 million | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 6.04 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 6.15 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 6.38 million | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 6.61 million | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 6.80 million | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 6.56 million | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 6.85 million | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 7.00 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 7.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 7.11 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.23 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 7.38 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.62 million | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 7.86 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 8.15 million | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 8.42 million | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 8.46 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8.36 million | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.54 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 8.80 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.01 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 9.08 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 9.21 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 9.38 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.48 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.75 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 9.49 million | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 8.92 million | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 9.10 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 9.28 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 9.07 million | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 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 | +164.8% | 924,684 | 2.45 million |
| 1979 | +95.9% | 1.59 million | 3.11 million |
| 1974 | -58.0% | 2.45 million | 1.03 million |
| 1971 | -54.2% | 3.03 million | 1.39 million |
| 1980 | -39.6% | 3.11 million | 1.88 million |
| 1972 | -33.3% | 1.39 million | 924,684 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.75 million | 924,684 | 3.11 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.53 million | 1.88 million | 5.15 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.22 million | 5.44 million | 6.85 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.63 million | 7.00 million | 8.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.00 million | 8.36 million | 9.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.17 million | 8.92 million | 9.49 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 87 Niger 98,608 compare
- 88 Lebanon 96,517 compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 94,762 compare
- 90 Sierra Leone 92,723 compare
- 91 Switzerland 89,549 compare
- 92 Finland 89,318 compare
- 93 Denmark 88,072 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 pre-primary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 9.07 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.75 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 924,684 in 1972.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release