Enrolment in primary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Enrolment in primary education, male was 30.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
30.97 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
119th
of 221 groups
All-time high
35.73 million
in 1999
All-time low
22.22 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in primary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in primary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 30.97 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 35.73 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 22.22 million, in 1971.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 119th 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 primary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.08 million | — |
| 1971 | 22.22 million | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 22.90 million | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 23.61 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 24.11 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 24.52 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 24.89 million | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 25.72 million | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 26.53 million | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 27.76 million | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 28.28 million | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 28.78 million | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 29.73 million | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 29.64 million | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 30.51 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 30.86 million | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 30.09 million | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 31.21 million | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 31.90 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 31.56 million | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 32.58 million | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 32.14 million | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 32.68 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 33.14 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 33.74 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 32.08 million | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 32.46 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 35.19 million | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 32.90 million | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 35.73 million | +8.6% |
| 2000 | 35.58 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 35.41 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 35.47 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 35.19 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 35.27 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 35.07 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.75 million | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 34.86 million | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 34.61 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 34.56 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 34.20 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 33.88 million | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 33.46 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 33.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.14 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 32.72 million | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 32.43 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 32.18 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 32.04 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 31.94 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 31.67 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 31.41 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 31.32 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.07 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 30.97 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.73 million | 22.22 million | 27.76 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.25 million | 28.28 million | 31.90 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.26 million | 32.08 million | 35.73 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.98 million | 33.75 million | 35.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.95 million | 31.94 million | 34.20 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.29 million | 30.97 million | 31.67 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 30.97 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.73 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.22 million in 1971.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release