School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: School age population, early childhood educational development was 14.05 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.05 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
66th
of 187 groups
All-time high
15.23 million
in 2016
All-time low
12.35 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 14.05 million.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 15.23 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.35 million, in 1999.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 66th 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 UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.35 million | — |
| 2000 | 12.48 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 12.61 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.72 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.84 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 12.96 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 13.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 13.19 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.32 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.45 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 13.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.70 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 13.83 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 15.04 million | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 15.08 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.09 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.09 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.23 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 15.16 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.05 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 14.94 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.72 million | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 14.51 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 14.20 million | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 14.09 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 14.05 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.35 million | 12.35 million | 12.35 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.02 million | 12.48 million | 13.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.82 million | 13.70 million | 15.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.31 million | 14.05 million | 14.72 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5697 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.78 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3402 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 14.05 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 15.23 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.35 million in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 66th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 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