School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 34.13 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) is 34.13 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 36.38 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34.10 million, in 2023.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.12 million | — |
| 2000 | 35.23 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 35.47 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 35.70 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 35.93 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 36.09 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 36.21 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 36.29 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 36.35 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 36.38 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 36.37 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.32 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 36.28 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 36.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 35.80 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 35.66 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.12 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 34.94 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 34.79 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 34.56 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 34.45 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 34.36 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 34.23 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 34.20 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 34.10 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 34.13 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.12 million | 35.12 million | 35.12 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.00 million | 35.23 million | 36.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.42 million | 34.45 million | 36.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.20 million | 34.10 million | 34.36 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 34.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.38 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.10 million in 2023.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release