Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 25.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 25.7%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 33.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 1998.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.4% | — |
| 1971 | 28.0% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 28.9% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 29.6% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 30.8% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 33.2% | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 32.5% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 31.8% | -2.0% |
| 1978 | 31.9% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 32.4% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 31.6% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 30.2% | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 27.1% | -10.2% |
| 1984 | 26.6% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 26.1% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 25.5% | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 25.6% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 24.8% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 24.7% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 23.9% | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 23.8% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 23.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 24.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 24.7% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 23.8% | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 23.4% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 23.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 23.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 24.7% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 25.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 26.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 26.3% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.7% | 28.0% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.5% | 24.7% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.9% | 23.4% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 23.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 25.5% | 26.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 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 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 25.7% 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 1998.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.