School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean
WB: Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, early childhood education, female was 27.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.37 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
78th
of 194 groups
All-time high
29.04 million
in 2013
All-time low
25.43 million
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024
School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean stood at 27.37 million.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 29.04 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.43 million, in 2004.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean 78th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.43 million | — |
| 2005 | 25.51 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 25.51 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.59 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 25.99 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.11 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 26.23 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 26.33 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 27.54 million | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 29.04 million | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 28.99 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 28.98 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.93 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 28.90 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 28.82 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.70 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 28.46 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 28.18 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 27.82 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 27.54 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 27.37 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.69 million | 25.43 million | 26.11 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.24 million | 26.23 million | 29.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.87 million | 27.37 million | 28.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean
- 75 Mauritania 482,159 compare
- 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
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 school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Latin America & Caribbean was 27.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 29.04 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.43 million in 2004.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 78th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release