Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 9.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 9.29 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 10.03 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 909,769, in 1972.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 91st 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.96 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.35 million | -54.3% |
| 1972 | 909,769 | -32.6% |
| 1973 | 2.43 million | +167.2% |
| 1974 | 1.03 million | -57.8% |
| 1975 | 1.20 million | +16.9% |
| 1976 | 1.35 million | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 1.47 million | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 1.59 million | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 3.12 million | +96.4% |
| 1980 | 1.89 million | -39.4% |
| 1981 | 2.18 million | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 2.56 million | +17.7% |
| 1983 | 2.89 million | +12.7% |
| 1984 | 3.27 million | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 3.57 million | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 3.94 million | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 4.95 million | +25.8% |
| 1988 | 5.12 million | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 5.22 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 5.55 million | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 5.65 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.94 million | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 6.16 million | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 6.28 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 6.49 million | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 6.72 million | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 6.91 million | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 6.68 million | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 6.98 million | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 7.14 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 7.25 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 7.28 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7.42 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 7.57 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 7.84 million | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 8.08 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 8.38 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 8.65 million | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 8.71 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 8.61 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 8.65 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.80 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 9.06 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 9.26 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 9.34 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 9.47 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 9.65 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 10.03 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 9.75 million | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 9.13 million | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 9.31 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 9.50 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 9.29 million | -2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 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 | +167.2% | 909,769 | 2.43 million |
| 1979 | +96.4% | 1.59 million | 3.12 million |
| 1974 | -57.8% | 2.43 million | 1.03 million |
| 1971 | -54.3% | 2.96 million | 1.35 million |
| 1980 | -39.4% | 3.12 million | 1.89 million |
| 1972 | -32.6% | 1.35 million | 909,769 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.74 million | 909,769 | 3.12 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.56 million | 1.89 million | 5.22 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.34 million | 5.55 million | 6.98 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.83 million | 7.14 million | 8.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.26 million | 8.61 million | 10.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.40 million | 9.13 million | 9.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 9.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.03 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 909,769 in 1972.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 91st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release