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
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
- 68 Qatar 46,239 compare
- 69 Hong Kong, China 40,100 compare
- 70 Gambia 38,575 compare
- 71 Belarus 35,777 compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35,378 compare
- 73 Lithuania 33,361 compare
- 74 Republic of Moldova 30,991 compare
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 30.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 19.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.22 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.64 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 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release