School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): School age population, lower secondary education, male was 17.67 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
17.67 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
114th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.77 million
in 2008
All-time low
17.65 million
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 17.67 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 18.77 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.65 million, in 2023.
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 114th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.10 million | — |
| 2000 | 18.16 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 18.28 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 18.40 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 18.52 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 18.61 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 18.68 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 18.72 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 18.75 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 18.77 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 18.76 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.74 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 18.72 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.71 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 18.56 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 18.46 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.17 million | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 18.06 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.00 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.85 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 17.85 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.83 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.72 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 17.77 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.65 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 17.67 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.10 million | 18.10 million | 18.10 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.57 million | 18.16 million | 18.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.31 million | 17.85 million | 18.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.73 million | 17.65 million | 17.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 17.67 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.77 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.65 million in 2023.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release