School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: School age population, early childhood educational development was 27.52 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.52 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
71st
of 187 groups
All-time high
29.78 million
in 2016
All-time low
23.89 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Latin America recorded 27.52 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Latin America peaked at 29.78 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.89 million, in 1999.
That places MDG: Latin America 71st 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 educational development in MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 23.89 million | — |
| 2000 | 24.15 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 24.41 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 24.65 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 24.89 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 25.13 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 25.38 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 25.64 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 25.91 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 26.19 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 26.47 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 26.70 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 26.94 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 29.43 million | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 29.46 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 29.50 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 29.58 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.78 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 29.66 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 29.53 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.26 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 28.94 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 28.51 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 27.91 million | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 27.57 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 27.52 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.89 million | 23.89 million | 23.89 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.28 million | 24.15 million | 26.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.98 million | 26.70 million | 29.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.09 million | 27.52 million | 28.94 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 650,773 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Latin America?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Latin America was 27.52 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 29.78 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.89 million in 1999.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 71st out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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