School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 13.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.88 million
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
105th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.55 million
in 2013
All-time low
11.73 million
in 1985
Years of data
40
1985–2024

School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1985–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M1985200420241985: 11.7M1986: 11.9M1987: 11.9M1988: 12.0M1989: 12.1M1990: 12.1M1991: 12.5M1992: 12.6M1993: 12.7M1994: 12.7M1995: 12.8M1996: 12.8M1997: 12.8M1998: 12.9M1999: 13.0M2000: 13.0M2001: 13.0M2002: 13.0M2003: 12.9M2004: 12.9M2005: 12.9M2006: 12.7M2007: 12.7M2008: 13.0M2009: 13.0M2010: 13.0M2011: 13.0M2012: 12.9M2013: 14.6M2014: 14.5M2015: 14.4M2016: 14.3M2017: 14.3M2018: 14.3M2019: 14.4M2020: 14.3M2021: 14.1M2022: 14.0M2023: 14.0M2024: 13.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) stood at 13.88 million.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 14.55 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.73 million, in 1985.

ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 105th of 221 groups on this measure, 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, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1985 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1985 11.73 million
1986 11.87 million +1.3%
1987 11.94 million +0.5%
1988 12.00 million +0.5%
1989 12.07 million +0.5%
1990 12.12 million +0.5%
1991 12.52 million +3.3%
1992 12.60 million +0.6%
1993 12.66 million +0.5%
1994 12.73 million +0.5%
1995 12.77 million +0.4%
1996 12.81 million +0.3%
1997 12.83 million +0.1%
1998 12.87 million +0.3%
1999 13.02 million +1.2%
2000 13.02 million -0.0%
2001 12.99 million -0.2%
2002 12.96 million -0.3%
2003 12.93 million -0.2%
2004 12.90 million -0.2%
2005 12.86 million -0.3%
2006 12.74 million -0.9%
2007 12.69 million -0.4%
2008 12.98 million +2.3%
2009 12.97 million -0.1%
2010 12.97 million +0.1%
2011 12.95 million -0.2%
2012 12.95 million -0.1%
2013 14.55 million +12.4%
2014 14.50 million -0.3%
2015 14.44 million -0.4%
2016 14.34 million -0.7%
2017 14.32 million -0.1%
2018 14.28 million -0.2%
2019 14.37 million +0.6%
2020 14.28 million -0.6%
2021 14.15 million -0.9%
2022 14.04 million -0.8%
2023 14.03 million -0.0%
2024 13.88 million -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11.92 million 11.73 million 12.07 million 5
1990s 12.69 million 12.12 million 13.02 million 10
2000s 12.90 million 12.69 million 13.02 million 10
2010s 13.97 million 12.95 million 14.55 million 10
2020s 14.08 million 13.88 million 14.28 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)

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  4. 105 El Salvador 152,200 compare
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  6. 107 Palestine 146,333 compare
  7. 108 Mongolia 144,540 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 13.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The highest recorded value was 14.55 million in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.73 million in 1985.
How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release