School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America
MDG: Latin America: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 32.58 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32.58 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
126th
of 221 groups
All-time high
35.01 million
in 2008
All-time low
32.56 million
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America stood at 32.58 million.
That represents a change of down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America peaked at 35.01 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 32.56 million, in 2023.
MDG: Latin America ranks 126th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 MDG: Latin America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 33.77 million | — |
| 2000 | 33.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 34.08 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 34.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 34.49 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 34.65 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 34.77 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 34.88 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 34.96 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 35.01 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 35.00 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.94 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 34.90 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.87 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 34.41 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 34.27 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 33.74 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 33.37 million | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 33.24 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 33.03 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.94 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 32.86 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 32.72 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 32.68 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 32.56 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 32.58 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.77 million | 33.77 million | 33.77 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.60 million | 33.86 million | 35.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.97 million | 32.94 million | 34.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.68 million | 32.56 million | 32.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Latin America
More education data for MDG: Latin America
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 29.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in MDG: Latin America was 32.58 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 35.01 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in MDG: Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.56 million in 2023.
- How does MDG: Latin America rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- MDG: Latin America ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Latin America 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