School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 5.15 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
5.15 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.40 million
in 2000
All-time low
5.13 million
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) recorded 5.15 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 5.40 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.13 million, in 2022.
That places ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.39 million | — |
| 2000 | 5.40 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.39 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.38 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.37 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.36 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.35 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.34 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.32 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.31 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.30 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.31 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.31 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.30 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.32 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.29 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.25 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 5.22 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.20 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 5.23 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5.29 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 5.25 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.13 million | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 5.18 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 5.15 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.39 million | 5.39 million | 5.39 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.35 million | 5.30 million | 5.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.27 million | 5.20 million | 5.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.20 million | 5.13 million | 5.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 30.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4573 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 5.15 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 ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.40 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.13 million in 2022.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release