Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 10.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.28 million
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
77th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.93 million
in 2019
All-time low
1.09 million
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 10.28 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 10.93 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million, in 1972.

That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 3.17 million
1971 1.53 million -51.6%
1972 1.09 million -29.1%
1973 2.62 million +140.9%
1974 1.19 million -54.7%
1975 1.39 million +16.7%
1976 1.58 million +14.0%
1977 1.75 million +10.5%
1978 1.90 million +8.6%
1979 3.42 million +80.5%
1980 2.21 million -35.5%
1981 2.54 million +15.0%
1982 2.96 million +16.5%
1983 3.43 million +16.2%
1984 3.69 million +7.4%
1985 4.02 million +8.9%
1986 4.36 million +8.7%
1987 5.47 million +25.3%
1988 5.54 million +1.2%
1989 5.64 million +1.8%
1990 5.94 million +5.3%
1991 6.09 million +2.6%
1992 6.42 million +5.3%
1993 6.62 million +3.1%
1994 6.75 million +2.0%
1995 7.00 million +3.7%
1996 7.23 million +3.4%
1997 7.52 million +4.0%
1998 7.31 million -2.8%
1999 7.59 million +3.9%
2000 7.78 million +2.5%
2001 7.88 million +1.3%
2002 7.92 million +0.5%
2003 8.03 million +1.4%
2004 8.20 million +2.1%
2005 8.50 million +3.7%
2006 8.76 million +3.0%
2007 9.06 million +3.4%
2008 9.40 million +3.8%
2009 9.48 million +0.8%
2010 9.44 million -0.4%
2011 9.52 million +0.8%
2012 9.63 million +1.1%
2013 9.92 million +3.1%
2014 10.12 million +2.0%
2015 10.21 million +0.9%
2016 10.27 million +0.6%
2017 10.44 million +1.6%
2018 10.60 million +1.5%
2019 10.93 million +3.1%
2020 10.70 million -2.0%
2021 10.13 million -5.3%
2022 10.34 million +2.0%
2023 10.52 million +1.7%
2024 10.28 million -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.96 million 1.09 million 3.42 million 10
1980s 3.98 million 2.21 million 5.64 million 10
1990s 6.85 million 5.94 million 7.59 million 10
2000s 8.50 million 7.78 million 9.48 million 10
2010s 10.11 million 9.44 million 10.93 million 10
2020s 10.39 million 10.13 million 10.70 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

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  2. 75 Portugal 128,743 compare
  3. 76 United Arab Emirates 125,307 compare
  4. 77 Liberia 123,876 compare
  5. 78 Tunisia 122,346 compare
  6. 79 Burundi 117,464 compare
  7. 80 Togo 116,788 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 10.28 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The highest recorded value was 10.93 million in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million in 1972.
How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled
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Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
429 places, 17,609 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) with 697 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.