Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 10.63 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.63 million
Change on year
down 1.6%
Rank
77th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.26 million
in 2019
All-time low
1.07 million
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 10.63 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 11.26 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.07 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, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.10 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.50 million | -51.7% |
| 1972 | 1.07 million | -28.3% |
| 1973 | 2.60 million | +142.7% |
| 1974 | 1.18 million | -54.6% |
| 1975 | 1.39 million | +17.9% |
| 1976 | 1.58 million | +13.6% |
| 1977 | 1.75 million | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 1.90 million | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 3.43 million | +81.2% |
| 1980 | 2.22 million | -35.3% |
| 1981 | 2.55 million | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 2.97 million | +16.3% |
| 1983 | 3.45 million | +16.4% |
| 1984 | 3.72 million | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 4.04 million | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 4.42 million | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 5.56 million | +25.7% |
| 1988 | 5.61 million | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 5.71 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 6.05 million | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 6.18 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 6.52 million | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 6.75 million | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 6.89 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 7.12 million | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 7.36 million | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 7.66 million | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 7.45 million | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 7.75 million | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 7.95 million | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 8.07 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 8.11 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 8.25 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 8.42 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.75 million | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 9.00 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.32 million | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 9.66 million | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 9.82 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 9.70 million | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.77 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.94 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 10.24 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 10.42 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 10.52 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.58 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.75 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 10.91 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 11.26 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 11.02 million | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 10.43 million | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.64 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 10.80 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 10.63 million | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.95 million | 1.07 million | 3.43 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.03 million | 2.22 million | 5.71 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.97 million | 6.05 million | 7.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.74 million | 7.95 million | 9.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.41 million | 9.70 million | 11.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.70 million | 10.43 million | 11.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- 74 Kyrgyzstan 134,559 compare
- 75 Nicaragua 132,281 compare
- 76 Tunisia 128,467 compare
- 77 Liberia 123,519 compare
- 78 United Arab Emirates 119,159 compare
- 79 Lao People's Democratic Republic 116,303 compare
- 80 Burundi 115,798 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 10.63 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.26 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release