School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1.14 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.14 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
195th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.14 million
in 2022
All-time low
610,412
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 1.14 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.14 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 610,412, in 1970.

GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 195th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 610,412
1971 626,557 +2.6%
1972 640,931 +2.3%
1973 654,299 +2.1%
1974 666,878 +1.9%
1975 679,414 +1.9%
1976 692,620 +1.9%
1977 706,266 +2.0%
1978 724,775 +2.6%
1979 741,389 +2.3%
1980 757,970 +2.2%
1981 776,460 +2.4%
1982 794,336 +2.3%
1983 812,704 +2.3%
1984 832,846 +2.5%
1985 851,790 +2.3%
1986 872,700 +2.5%
1987 892,728 +2.3%
1988 911,609 +2.1%
1989 929,190 +1.9%
1990 946,912 +1.9%
1991 959,548 +1.3%
1992 973,487 +1.5%
1993 993,178 +2.0%
1994 1.02 million +2.4%
1995 1.04 million +2.1%
1996 1.05 million +1.6%
1997 1.07 million +1.2%
1998 1.08 million +1.0%
1999 1.09 million +0.8%
2000 1.10 million +1.2%
2001 1.11 million +0.8%
2002 1.12 million +0.7%
2003 1.12 million +0.8%
2004 1.13 million +0.4%
2005 1.13 million +0.5%
2006 1.14 million +0.5%
2007 1.14 million -0.2%
2008 1.13 million -0.5%
2009 1.12 million -0.6%
2010 1.12 million -0.4%
2011 1.12 million -0.3%
2012 1.11 million -0.4%
2013 1.11 million +0.2%
2014 1.12 million +0.6%
2015 1.12 million -0.2%
2016 1.12 million +0.3%
2017 1.13 million +0.6%
2018 1.13 million +0.3%
2019 1.13 million +0.2%
2020 1.13 million +0.1%
2021 1.14 million +0.6%
2022 1.14 million +0.3%
2023 1.14 million -0.0%
2024 1.14 million -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 674,354 610,412 741,389 10
1980s 843,233 757,970 929,190 10
1990s 1.02 million 946,912 1.09 million 10
2000s 1.12 million 1.10 million 1.14 million 10
2010s 1.12 million 1.11 million 1.13 million 10
2020s 1.14 million 1.13 million 1.14 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 192 Curacao 1,506 compare
  2. 193 Grenada 1,404 compare
  3. 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,259 compare
  4. 195 Antigua and Barbuda 1,108 compare
  5. 196 Aruba 1,092 compare
  6. 197 United States Virgin Islands 892 compare
  7. 198 Marshall Islands 851 compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.14 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 million in 2022.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 610,412 in 1970.
How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release