Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 25.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 25.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 31.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 2003.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.7% | — |
| 1971 | 26.4% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 27.5% | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 28.3% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 29.5% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 31.9% | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 31.3% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 30.5% | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 30.7% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 31.4% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 31.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 30.9% | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 29.6% | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 26.7% | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 26.2% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 25.8% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 25.2% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 25.3% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 24.6% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 24.4% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 24.1% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 23.5% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 23.3% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 24.5% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 23.5% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 23.2% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 24.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 25.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 25.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.4% | 26.4% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 24.4% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.6% | 22.9% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.9% | 22.8% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 25.1% | 26.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Latin America & Caribbean was 25.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 2003.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 40th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students in pre-primary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in pre-primary education. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.