School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 13.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.28 million
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
105th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.91 million
in 2013
All-time low
11.35 million
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 13.28 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 13.91 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.35 million, in 1985.
That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 105th 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 40 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11.35 million | — |
| 1986 | 11.50 million | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 11.56 million | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 11.62 million | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 11.68 million | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 11.73 million | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 12.11 million | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 12.18 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 12.23 million | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 12.29 million | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 12.33 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 12.36 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 12.38 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 12.42 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 12.56 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 12.55 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 12.52 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 12.48 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.46 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 12.42 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.38 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 12.26 million | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 12.21 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 12.49 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 12.47 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.47 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.45 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 12.44 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.91 million | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 13.86 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 13.85 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.65 million | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 13.70 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 13.73 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.72 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.70 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.64 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.59 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 13.42 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 13.28 million | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.54 million | 11.35 million | 11.68 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.26 million | 11.73 million | 12.56 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.43 million | 12.21 million | 12.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.38 million | 12.44 million | 13.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.53 million | 13.28 million | 13.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 13.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.91 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.35 million in 1985.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release