School age population, early childhood education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): School age population, early childhood education, male was 28.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.28 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
80th
of 194 groups
All-time high
29.94 million
in 2013
All-time low
26.10 million
in 2004
Years of data
21
2004–2024
School age population, early childhood education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 28.28 million.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 29.94 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.10 million, in 2004.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 80th 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, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 26.10 million | — |
| 2005 | 26.18 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 26.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 26.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 26.72 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.85 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 26.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 27.09 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 28.36 million | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 29.94 million | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 29.92 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.93 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.89 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 29.81 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.75 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 29.67 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 29.48 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 29.12 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 28.69 million | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 28.46 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 28.28 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.39 million | 26.10 million | 26.85 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 29.13 million | 26.98 million | 29.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.81 million | 28.28 million | 29.48 million | 5 |
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- 82 Benin 427,229 compare
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More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 28.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.94 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.10 million in 2004.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 80th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release