School age population, early childhood education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): School age population, early childhood education, male was 28.14 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28.14 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
81st
of 194 groups
All-time high
29.76 million
in 2013
All-time low
26.54 million
in 2008
Years of data
16
2008–2024

School age population, early childhood education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 2008–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M2008201620242008: 26.5M2009: 26.7M2011: 26.9M2012: 28.2M2013: 29.8M2014: 29.7M2015: 29.7M2016: 29.7M2017: 29.6M2018: 29.6M2019: 29.5M2020: 29.3M2021: 29.0M2022: 28.5M2023: 28.3M2024: 28.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) is 28.14 million, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 29.76 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.54 million, in 2008.

That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 81st 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 16 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 2008 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2008 26.54 million
2009 26.68 million +0.5%
2011 26.92 million +0.9%
2012 28.19 million +4.7%
2013 29.76 million +5.6%
2014 29.74 million -0.1%
2015 29.75 million +0.0%
2016 29.70 million -0.2%
2017 29.62 million -0.2%
2018 29.57 million -0.2%
2019 29.49 million -0.3%
2020 29.31 million -0.6%
2021 28.95 million -1.2%
2022 28.54 million -1.4%
2023 28.32 million -0.8%
2024 28.14 million -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.61 million 26.54 million 26.68 million 2
2010s 29.19 million 26.92 million 29.76 million 9
2020s 28.65 million 28.14 million 29.31 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)

  1. 78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 484,910 compare
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  3. 80 Zimbabwe 451,999 compare
  4. 81 South Sudan 448,469 compare
  5. 82 Benin 427,229 compare
  6. 83 Ecuador 426,566 compare
  7. 84 Turkmenistan 409,928 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
School age population, early childhood education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 28.14 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
The highest recorded value was 29.76 million in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
The lowest recorded value was 26.54 million in 2008.
How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 81st out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,806 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release