School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: School age population, early childhood education, female was 27.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean is 27.30 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 28.92 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.32 million, in 2004.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 79th of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.32 million | — |
| 2005 | 25.39 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.48 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 25.89 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.00 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 26.12 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 26.22 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.43 million | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 28.92 million | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 28.88 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 28.88 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.83 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.81 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.73 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.62 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 28.38 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 28.11 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.75 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 27.47 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 27.30 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.58 million | 25.32 million | 26.00 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.14 million | 26.12 million | 28.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.80 million | 27.30 million | 28.38 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- 76 Papua New Guinea 470,417 compare
- 77 Lao People's Democratic Republic 464,121 compare
- 78 Kyrgyzstan 460,321 compare
- 79 Malaysia 457,525 compare
- 80 Zimbabwe 444,721 compare
- 81 South Sudan 437,978 compare
- 82 Benin 416,190 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 736,275 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 27.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 28.92 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.32 million in 2004.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 79th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release