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

Latest (2024)
9.07 million
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
90th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.75 million
in 2019
All-time low
924,684
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1970–2024

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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

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1970 to 2024.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 87 Niger 98,608 compare
  2. 88 Lebanon 96,517 compare
  3. 89 Azerbaijan 94,762 compare
  4. 90 Sierra Leone 92,723 compare
  5. 91 Switzerland 89,549 compare
  6. 92 Finland 89,318 compare
  7. 93 Denmark 88,072 compare

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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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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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 16,912 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release