Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre was 2.95 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 2.95 units per square kilometre for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 3.4 units per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.11 units per square kilometre, in 1971.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.41 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 2.11 units per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 2.16 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 2.24 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 2.29 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.33 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 2.36 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.45 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 2.53 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 2.65 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 2.71 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.75 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 2.85 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 2.84 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 2.93 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 2.97 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 2.89 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.99 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 3.04 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.14 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 3.07 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 3.12 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.16 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.21 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.04 units per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.35 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 3.11 units per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 3.4 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 3.38 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.37 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 3.37 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3.34 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 3.35 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 3.32 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 3.19 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 3.3 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.28 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 3.27 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.24 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.21 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.17 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.18 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.14 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.08 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 3.06 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.04 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3.03 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 3 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 2.98 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.97 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.95 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.35 units per square kilometre | 2.11 units per square kilometre | 2.65 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9 units per square kilometre | 2.71 units per square kilometre | 3.08 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.17 units per square kilometre | 3.04 units per square kilometre | 3.4 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.32 units per square kilometre | 3.19 units per square kilometre | 3.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.12 units per square kilometre | 3.03 units per square kilometre | 3.24 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.97 units per square kilometre | 2.95 units per square kilometre | 3 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 34 Pakistan 31.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 31.19 units per square kilometre compare
- 36 Togo 30.6 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 El Salvador 29.38 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Viet Nam 29.33 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Guam 28.73 units per square kilometre compare
- 40 Grenada 27.97 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2.95 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4 units per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils, per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.11 units per square kilometre in 1971.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for primary education, pupils, per square kilometre?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, pupils, per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, pupils ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Primary education, pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.