School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 9.33 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
9.33 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
134th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.76 million
in 2000
All-time low
9.30 million
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 9.33 million.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 9.76 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.30 million, in 2022.
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 134th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 9.75 million | — |
| 2000 | 9.76 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 9.75 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 9.73 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.70 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 9.69 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.67 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.65 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.61 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.59 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.57 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.58 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 9.57 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 9.55 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.51 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.52 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 9.48 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 9.38 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 9.34 million | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 9.36 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.44 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 9.46 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 9.30 million | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 9.37 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 9.33 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.75 million | 9.75 million | 9.75 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.67 million | 9.57 million | 9.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.47 million | 9.34 million | 9.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.38 million | 9.30 million | 9.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
- 131 Costa Rica 56,894 compare
- 132 Botswana 55,372 compare
- 133 Lesotho 53,577 compare
- 134 Finland 53,069 compare
- 135 Georgia 51,239 compare
- 136 Equatorial Guinea 48,454 compare
- 137 Hong Kong, China 48,400 compare
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, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 9.33 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.76 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.30 million in 2022.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release