School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 26.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.76 million
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
112th
of 221 groups
All-time high
27.95 million
in 2013
All-time low
23.08 million
in 1986
Years of data
39
1986–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) recorded 26.76 million for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 27.95 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.08 million, in 1986.
That places WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 112th 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 39 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 23.08 million | — |
| 1987 | 23.22 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 23.33 million | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 23.44 million | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 23.54 million | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 24.32 million | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 24.46 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 24.57 million | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 24.69 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 24.77 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 24.84 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 24.88 million | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 24.98 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 25.00 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 25.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24.94 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 24.87 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 24.81 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 24.75 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 24.67 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 24.45 million | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 24.37 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 24.95 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 24.93 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 24.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 24.94 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 24.92 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.95 million | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 27.84 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.78 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 27.48 million | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 27.52 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 27.53 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 27.62 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 27.52 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 27.34 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 27.20 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 27.04 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 26.76 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.26 million | 23.08 million | 23.44 million | 4 |
| 1990s | 24.61 million | 23.54 million | 25.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.78 million | 24.37 million | 25.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.85 million | 24.92 million | 27.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.17 million | 26.76 million | 27.52 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4878 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) was 26.76 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.95 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.08 million in 1986.
- How does WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 112th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 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