School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): School age population, early childhood educational development was 28.74 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) stood at 28.74 million.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 31.14 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.34 million, in 1999.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 61st of 187 groups on this measure, 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 educational development in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.34 million | — |
| 2000 | 25.60 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 25.86 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 26.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 26.33 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 26.56 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 26.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 27.05 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.31 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 27.58 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.86 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 28.09 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 28.34 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 30.83 million | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 30.86 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 30.89 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.94 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 31.14 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 31.00 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 30.85 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.56 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 30.23 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 29.78 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 29.16 million | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 28.80 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 28.74 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.34 million | 25.34 million | 25.34 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.70 million | 25.60 million | 27.86 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.35 million | 28.09 million | 31.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.34 million | 28.74 million | 30.23 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 28.74 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.14 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.34 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 61st out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 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