School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Latin America

MDG: Latin America: School age population, early childhood educational development was 13.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.49 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
71st
of 187 groups
All-time high
14.61 million
in 2016
All-time low
11.70 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M1999201120241999: 11.7M2000: 11.8M2001: 12.0M2002: 12.1M2003: 12.2M2004: 12.3M2005: 12.4M2006: 12.6M2007: 12.7M2008: 12.8M2009: 13.0M2010: 13.1M2011: 13.2M2012: 14.4M2013: 14.4M2014: 14.5M2015: 14.5M2016: 14.6M2017: 14.5M2018: 14.4M2019: 14.3M2020: 14.1M2021: 13.9M2022: 13.6M2023: 13.5M2024: 13.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Latin America is 13.49 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of 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 14.61 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.70 million, in 1999.

MDG: Latin America ranks 71st 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 MDG: Latin America, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in MDG: Latin America, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 11.70 million
2000 11.83 million +1.1%
2001 11.95 million +1.1%
2002 12.07 million +1.0%
2003 12.19 million +1.0%
2004 12.31 million +1.0%
2005 12.43 million +1.0%
2006 12.55 million +1.0%
2007 12.69 million +1.1%
2008 12.82 million +1.1%
2009 12.96 million +1.1%
2010 13.07 million +0.9%
2011 13.19 million +0.9%
2012 14.41 million +9.2%
2013 14.44 million +0.3%
2014 14.45 million +0.1%
2015 14.46 million +0.1%
2016 14.61 million +1.0%
2017 14.55 million -0.4%
2018 14.44 million -0.7%
2019 14.34 million -0.7%
2020 14.12 million -1.5%
2021 13.92 million -1.4%
2022 13.62 million -2.1%
2023 13.51 million -0.8%
2024 13.49 million -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.70 million 11.70 million 11.70 million 1
2000s 12.38 million 11.83 million 12.96 million 10
2010s 14.20 million 13.07 million 14.61 million 10
2020s 13.73 million 13.49 million 14.12 million 5

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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 13.49 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 14.61 million in 2016.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Latin America?
The lowest recorded value was 11.70 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release