School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 26.85 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.85 million
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
111th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.05 million
in 2013
All-time low
23.13 million
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) stood at 26.85 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 28.05 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.13 million, in 1988.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 111th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 23.13 million | — |
| 1989 | 23.25 million | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 23.36 million | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 24.15 million | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 24.29 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 24.41 million | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 24.54 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 24.62 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 24.69 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 24.72 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 24.81 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.11 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 25.11 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 25.06 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 24.99 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 24.94 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 24.89 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 24.81 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 24.59 million | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 24.50 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 25.07 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 25.04 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 25.06 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 25.02 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 25.01 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 28.05 million | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 27.96 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 27.91 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 27.61 million | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.65 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 27.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.75 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 27.64 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 27.46 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.30 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 27.14 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 26.85 million | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.19 million | 23.13 million | 23.25 million | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.47 million | 23.36 million | 25.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.90 million | 24.50 million | 25.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.97 million | 25.01 million | 28.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.28 million | 26.85 million | 27.64 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 tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.69 % change on previous year (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 tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 730,940 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 26.85 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.05 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.13 million in 1988.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release