Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 5.00 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.00 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
123rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.33 million
in 2001
All-time low
5.00 million
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1999–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M1999201120241999: 5.3M2000: 5.3M2001: 5.3M2002: 5.3M2003: 5.3M2004: 5.3M2005: 5.3M2006: 5.3M2007: 5.3M2008: 5.2M2009: 5.2M2010: 5.2M2011: 5.2M2012: 5.2M2013: 5.2M2014: 5.2M2015: 5.1M2016: 5.1M2017: 5.1M2018: 5.1M2019: 5.1M2020: 5.1M2021: 5.1M2022: 5.1M2023: 5.0M2024: 5.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) recorded 5.00 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 5.33 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.00 million, in 2024.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 123rd 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, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 5.32 million
2000 5.32 million +0.1%
2001 5.33 million +0.1%
2002 5.32 million -0.2%
2003 5.30 million -0.2%
2004 5.29 million -0.3%
2005 5.28 million -0.2%
2006 5.27 million -0.1%
2007 5.26 million -0.2%
2008 5.23 million -0.4%
2009 5.22 million -0.3%
2010 5.22 million -0.1%
2011 5.21 million -0.1%
2012 5.21 million -0.0%
2013 5.21 million +0.0%
2014 5.17 million -0.8%
2015 5.10 million -1.4%
2016 5.09 million -0.0%
2017 5.08 million -0.4%
2018 5.08 million +0.1%
2019 5.10 million +0.4%
2020 5.08 million -0.4%
2021 5.13 million +0.9%
2022 5.11 million -0.3%
2023 5.02 million -1.9%
2024 5.00 million -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.32 million 5.32 million 5.32 million 1
2000s 5.28 million 5.22 million 5.33 million 10
2010s 5.15 million 5.08 million 5.22 million 10
2020s 5.07 million 5.00 million 5.13 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

  1. 120 Gambia 36,357 compare
  2. 121 Serbia 32,340 compare
  3. 122 Gabon 32,134 compare
  4. 123 Ireland 31,664 compare
  5. 124 New Zealand 31,040 compare
  6. 125 Denmark 30,770 compare
  7. 126 Costa Rica 30,549 compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 5.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The highest recorded value was 5.33 million in 2001.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.00 million in 2024.
How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release