School age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean

UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 17.61 million in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
17.61 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
119th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.68 million
in 2008
All-time low
17.59 million
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1999201120241999: 18.0M2000: 18.1M2001: 18.2M2002: 18.3M2003: 18.4M2004: 18.5M2005: 18.6M2006: 18.6M2007: 18.7M2008: 18.7M2009: 18.7M2010: 18.6M2011: 18.6M2012: 18.6M2013: 18.5M2014: 18.4M2015: 18.1M2016: 18.0M2017: 17.9M2018: 17.8M2019: 17.8M2020: 17.8M2021: 17.7M2022: 17.7M2023: 17.6M2024: 17.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean stood at 17.61 million.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean peaked at 18.68 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.59 million, in 2023.

That places UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

School age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 18.00 million
2000 18.06 million +0.3%
2001 18.19 million +0.7%
2002 18.31 million +0.7%
2003 18.43 million +0.7%
2004 18.52 million +0.5%
2005 18.58 million +0.3%
2006 18.63 million +0.2%
2007 18.66 million +0.2%
2008 18.68 million +0.1%
2009 18.67 million -0.0%
2010 18.65 million -0.1%
2011 18.63 million -0.1%
2012 18.62 million -0.1%
2013 18.48 million -0.8%
2014 18.38 million -0.6%
2015 18.09 million -1.6%
2016 17.99 million -0.6%
2017 17.93 million -0.3%
2018 17.78 million -0.8%
2019 17.78 million +0.0%
2020 17.77 million -0.1%
2021 17.65 million -0.6%
2022 17.71 million +0.3%
2023 17.59 million -0.6%
2024 17.61 million +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.00 million 18.00 million 18.00 million 1
2000s 18.47 million 18.06 million 18.68 million 10
2010s 18.23 million 17.78 million 18.65 million 10
2020s 17.67 million 17.59 million 17.77 million 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean

  1. 116 New Zealand 144,000 compare
  2. 117 Belgium 143,142 compare
  3. 118 Switzerland 139,267 compare
  4. 119 Eritrea 133,803 compare
  5. 120 Kuwait 133,755 compare
  6. 121 Serbia 131,535 compare
  7. 122 Ireland 118,478 compare

See the full ranking of 441 places →

More education data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean

All data for UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean was 17.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 18.68 million in 2008.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 17.59 million in 2023.
How does UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-lower-secondary-education-male-number-2/unicef-latin-america-and-caribbean/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-lower-secondary-education-male-number-2/unicef-latin-america-and-caribbean/">School age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release