Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 10.32 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 10.32 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 10.32 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 860,317 number, in 1970.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 860,317 number | — |
| 1971 | 914,654 number | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 972,844 number | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 1.03 million number | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 1.09 million number | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 1.21 million number | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 1.40 million number | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 1.56 million number | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 1.70 million number | +9.2% |
| 1979 | 1.90 million number | +11.8% |
| 1980 | 2.06 million number | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 2.39 million number | +15.8% |
| 1982 | 2.80 million number | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 3.14 million number | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 3.53 million number | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 3.80 million number | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 4.18 million number | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 5.17 million number | +23.5% |
| 1988 | 5.29 million number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 5.39 million number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 5.88 million number | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 5.85 million number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 6.16 million number | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 6.40 million number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 6.51 million number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 6.74 million number | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 6.97 million number | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 7.12 million number | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 7.35 million number | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 7.33 million number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 7.80 million number | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 7.79 million number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.84 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 7.93 million number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 8.21 million number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 8.42 million number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 8.57 million number | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 8.68 million number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 9.02 million number | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 9.09 million number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.01 million number | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.07 million number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.17 million number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.45 million number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 9.65 million number | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 9.74 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 9.81 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 9.98 million number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 10.05 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.32 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.26 million number | 860,317 number | 1.90 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.77 million number | 2.06 million number | 5.39 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.63 million number | 5.85 million number | 7.35 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.34 million number | 7.79 million number | 9.09 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.62 million number | 9.01 million number | 10.32 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 10.32 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.32 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 860,317 number in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.