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 4.58 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
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
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) is 4.58 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.6% 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 4.81 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.58 million, in 2024.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 135th 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 WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.80 million | — |
| 2000 | 4.81 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 4.80 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 4.79 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.78 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.77 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.76 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 4.75 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.73 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.72 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.71 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.71 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.71 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.70 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.66 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.65 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.64 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.58 million | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.63 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 4.58 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 4.58 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.59 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.65 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.59 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 4.59 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.58 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.80 million | 4.80 million | 4.80 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.76 million | 4.71 million | 4.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 million | 4.58 million | 4.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.60 million | 4.58 million | 4.65 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, 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 4.58 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 4.81 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 4.58 million in 2024.
- 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 135th 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 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release