School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 28.55 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 28.55 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 30.91 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.09 million, in 1999.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 68th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.09 million | — |
| 2000 | 25.34 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 25.60 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 25.84 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 26.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 26.31 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 26.54 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 26.79 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.05 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 27.32 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.60 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 27.83 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 28.08 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 30.57 million | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 30.60 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 30.64 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.70 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 30.91 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.78 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 30.64 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.35 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 30.03 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 29.59 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 28.96 million | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 28.61 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 28.55 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.09 million | 25.09 million | 25.09 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.45 million | 25.34 million | 27.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.11 million | 27.83 million | 30.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.15 million | 28.55 million | 30.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
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), gaps filled 31.52 million (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)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 28.55 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.91 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.09 million in 1999.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 68th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release