School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School age population, early childhood educational development was 26.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.70 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
73rd
of 187 groups
All-time high
28.71 million
in 2016
All-time low
22.96 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) recorded 26.70 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 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 28.71 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 22.96 million, in 1999.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 73rd 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22.96 million | — |
| 2000 | 23.22 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 23.47 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 23.71 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 23.94 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 24.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 24.39 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 24.64 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 24.90 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 25.16 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 25.44 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 25.68 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 25.94 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 28.44 million | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 28.47 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 28.50 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 28.57 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 28.71 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 28.60 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 28.52 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 28.30 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 28.03 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 27.65 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 27.08 million | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 26.75 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 26.70 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.96 million | 22.96 million | 22.96 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.30 million | 23.22 million | 25.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.97 million | 25.68 million | 28.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.24 million | 26.70 million | 28.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 70 Gambia 78,047 compare
- 71 Belarus 73,626 compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 73,121 compare
- 73 Lithuania 67,986 compare
- 74 Republic of Moldova 63,902 compare
- 75 Bahrain 58,279 compare
- 76 Puerto Rico 57,431 compare
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 26.70 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.71 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.96 million in 1999.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 73rd out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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