School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 5.01 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 5.01 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 5.34 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.01 million, in 2024.
That places UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.33 million | — |
| 2000 | 5.34 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.33 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5.31 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5.30 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 5.29 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.28 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.26 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 5.24 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.23 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.22 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.22 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.21 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.17 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5.16 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 5.15 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 5.09 million | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.14 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 5.08 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.07 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.08 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 5.12 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.04 million | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 5.04 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 5.01 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.33 million | 5.33 million | 5.33 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.28 million | 5.22 million | 5.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.15 million | 5.07 million | 5.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.06 million | 5.01 million | 5.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 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, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,801 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean was 5.01 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 UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 5.34 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 million in 2024.
- How does UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release