School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 1.49 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.60 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.29 million, in 1997.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 122nd 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 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.29 million | — |
| 1998 | 1.29 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.31 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.33 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.36 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.38 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.41 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.44 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.46 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.49 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.51 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.54 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.57 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.57 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.58 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.58 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.59 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.58 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.56 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.54 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.52 million | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.50 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.49 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.29 million | 1.29 million | 1.31 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.45 million | 1.33 million | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.58 million | 1.57 million | 1.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million | 1.49 million | 1.56 million | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0268 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2812 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 560,020 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0589 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.49 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.60 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 million in 1997.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 122nd out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release