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 578,654 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
578,654
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
195th
of 221 groups
All-time high
581,297
in 2022
All-time low
308,598
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
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 578,654, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% 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 581,297 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 308,598, in 1970.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 195th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 308,598 | — |
| 1971 | 316,702 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 323,865 | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 330,475 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 336,655 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 342,996 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 349,710 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 356,318 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 365,645 | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 373,853 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 382,073 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 391,430 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 400,492 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 409,840 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 420,068 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 429,590 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 440,067 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 450,117 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 459,616 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 468,721 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 477,983 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 484,504 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 491,794 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 501,903 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 513,745 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 524,312 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 532,755 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 539,088 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 544,414 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 549,108 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 555,849 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 560,612 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 564,780 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 569,662 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 571,935 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 575,010 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 577,978 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 576,651 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 574,056 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 570,475 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 568,124 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 566,528 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 564,270 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 565,607 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 569,092 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 567,884 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 569,672 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 572,877 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 574,581 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 575,527 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 576,148 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 579,396 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 581,297 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 581,228 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 578,654 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 340,482 | 308,598 | 373,853 | 10 |
| 1980s | 425,201 | 382,073 | 468,721 | 10 |
| 1990s | 515,961 | 477,983 | 549,108 | 10 |
| 2000s | 569,701 | 555,849 | 577,978 | 10 |
| 2010s | 569,416 | 564,270 | 575,527 | 10 |
| 2020s | 579,345 | 576,148 | 581,297 | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 192 Curaçao 772 compare
- 193 Grenada 715 compare
- 194 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 638 compare
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 562 compare
- 196 Aruba 557 compare
- 197 United States Virgin Islands 463 compare
- 198 Marshall Islands 440 compare
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
All data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
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 578,654 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 581,297 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 308,598 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release