Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 17.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in WB: Latin America & Caribbean is 17.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 17.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2012.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 50th of 161 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.2% | — |
| 2003 | 13.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +13.2% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.6% | 13.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 11.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.0% | 17.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 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, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,755 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (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 secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 17.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2012.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 50th out of 161 groups with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release