School age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School age population, lower secondary education, male was 16.24 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
16.24 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
129th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.27 million
in 2009
All-time low
16.22 million
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 16.24 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 17.27 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.22 million, in 2023.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 16.66 million | — |
| 2000 | 16.71 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 16.80 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.91 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 17.01 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.10 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 17.17 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 17.21 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 17.25 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.27 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 17.27 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.25 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 17.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 17.23 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.09 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 16.99 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 16.70 million | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 16.60 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.55 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 16.40 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 16.40 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.39 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.27 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 16.33 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 16.22 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 16.24 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.66 million | 16.66 million | 16.66 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.07 million | 16.71 million | 17.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.85 million | 16.40 million | 17.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.29 million | 16.22 million | 16.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4904 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2209 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.36 million (2024)
All data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 16.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.27 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.22 million in 2023.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 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