School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 34.09 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
34.09 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
122nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
36.35 million
in 2008
All-time low
34.07 million
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) recorded 34.09 million for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 36.35 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 34.07 million, in 2023.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 122nd 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 35.04 million | — |
| 2000 | 35.15 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 35.37 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 35.59 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 35.81 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 35.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 36.12 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 36.23 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 36.31 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 36.35 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 36.35 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.29 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 36.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 36.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 35.75 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 35.60 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.07 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 34.89 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 34.75 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 34.54 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 34.45 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 34.36 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 34.23 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 34.19 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 34.07 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 34.09 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.04 million | 35.04 million | 35.04 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.93 million | 35.15 million | 36.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.38 million | 34.45 million | 36.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.19 million | 34.07 million | 34.36 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 34.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.35 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.07 million in 2023.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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