School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 57.88 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) is 57.88 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) peaked at 59.94 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 57.88 million, in 2024.
ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 128th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 59.94 million | — |
| 1999 | 59.27 million | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 59.42 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 59.61 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 59.71 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 59.77 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 59.75 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.69 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 59.60 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 59.50 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 59.38 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 59.27 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 59.25 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 59.16 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 59.10 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 58.88 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 58.67 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 58.52 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 58.41 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 58.29 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 58.33 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 58.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 58.18 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 58.25 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 58.18 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 57.97 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 57.88 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.60 million | 59.27 million | 59.94 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.57 million | 59.27 million | 59.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.69 million | 58.26 million | 59.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.09 million | 57.88 million | 58.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
More education data for ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)
- 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 31.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.10 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) was 57.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.94 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.88 million in 2024.
- How does ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release