Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 10.08 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 10.08 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 10.68 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.08 million, in 2024.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 130th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.66 million | — |
| 2000 | 10.66 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 10.68 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.66 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 10.64 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 10.61 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.59 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.58 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.56 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 10.52 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 10.50 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.50 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.49 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.49 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.40 million | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 10.35 million | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.32 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.27 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.25 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.27 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.22 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.20 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.33 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 10.32 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.12 million | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 10.08 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.66 million | 10.66 million | 10.66 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.60 million | 10.50 million | 10.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.36 million | 10.22 million | 10.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.21 million | 10.08 million | 10.33 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 secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 10.08 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.68 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.08 million in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 130th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release