School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 24.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) stood at 24.70 million.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) peaked at 25.38 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.99 million, in 1991.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.99 million | — |
| 1992 | 22.11 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 22.21 million | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 22.32 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 22.40 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 22.46 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 22.49 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 22.51 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 22.81 million | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 22.80 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 22.75 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 22.68 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 22.64 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 22.59 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 22.50 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 22.27 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 22.18 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.76 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 22.73 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 22.74 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 22.69 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 22.67 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 25.38 million | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 25.29 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.24 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 25.02 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 25.06 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 25.10 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 25.23 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 25.19 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 25.08 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 25.00 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 24.92 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 24.70 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.36 million | 21.99 million | 22.81 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.59 million | 22.18 million | 22.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.44 million | 22.67 million | 25.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.98 million | 24.70 million | 25.19 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) was 24.70 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.38 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.99 million in 1991.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 120th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release