Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Enrolment in primary education, male was 31.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.38 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
113th
of 221 groups
All-time high
36.37 million
in 1999
All-time low
23.01 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) stood at 31.38 million.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 36.37 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 23.01 million, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 113th 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 ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.84 million | — |
| 1971 | 23.01 million | -10.9% |
| 1972 | 23.70 million | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 24.41 million | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 24.90 million | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 25.27 million | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 25.63 million | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 26.47 million | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 27.27 million | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 28.49 million | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 29.05 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 29.54 million | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 30.48 million | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 30.39 million | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 31.25 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 31.60 million | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 30.82 million | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 31.95 million | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 32.64 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 32.30 million | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 33.31 million | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 32.87 million | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 33.41 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 33.87 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 34.47 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 32.81 million | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 33.18 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 35.84 million | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 33.55 million | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 36.37 million | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 36.22 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 36.05 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 36.10 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 35.81 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 35.90 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 35.69 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 34.36 million | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 35.46 million | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 35.22 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 35.15 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 34.78 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 34.44 million | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 34.01 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 34.08 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 33.67 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 33.24 million | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 32.93 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 32.67 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 32.53 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 32.41 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 32.13 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 31.85 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 31.75 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 31.49 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 31.38 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.50 million | 23.01 million | 28.49 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.00 million | 29.05 million | 32.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.97 million | 32.81 million | 36.37 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.60 million | 34.36 million | 36.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.48 million | 32.41 million | 34.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.72 million | 31.38 million | 32.13 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 31.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.37 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.01 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release