Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 10.07 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) recorded 10.07 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 10.67 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.07 million, in 2024.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 131st 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.63 million | — |
| 2000 | 10.65 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 10.67 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.65 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 10.63 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 10.60 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.57 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 10.56 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.54 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 10.50 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 10.48 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 10.48 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.48 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.49 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.40 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 10.35 million | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 10.31 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.25 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.23 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 10.25 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 10.20 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.18 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.31 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 10.30 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.10 million | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 10.07 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.63 million | 10.63 million | 10.63 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.58 million | 10.48 million | 10.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.34 million | 10.20 million | 10.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.19 million | 10.07 million | 10.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 10.07 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.67 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.07 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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