Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 5.21 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean stood at 5.21 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 5.56 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.21 million, in 2024.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.55 million | — |
| 2000 | 5.55 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.56 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.55 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.54 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.52 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.51 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.50 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.49 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 5.47 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 5.46 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.46 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.45 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.45 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.36 million | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 5.35 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.33 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.32 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.34 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.26 million | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.35 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.35 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.23 million | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 5.21 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.55 million | 5.55 million | 5.55 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.51 million | 5.46 million | 5.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.37 million | 5.26 million | 5.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.28 million | 5.21 million | 5.35 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,755 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 5.21 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 5.56 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.21 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release