School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 52.82 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) is 52.82 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) peaked at 54.49 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 49.03 million, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 103rd 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 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.03 million | — |
| 2000 | 49.22 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 49.52 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 49.83 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.17 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 50.52 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 50.86 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 51.21 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 51.61 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 52.04 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 52.49 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 52.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 53.28 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 53.57 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 54.04 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 54.27 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.34 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 54.49 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 54.44 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 54.33 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 54.12 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 53.60 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 53.49 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 53.26 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 52.76 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 52.82 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.03 million | 49.03 million | 49.03 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.75 million | 49.22 million | 52.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.98 million | 52.91 million | 54.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.19 million | 52.76 million | 53.60 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
More education data for ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 740,763 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) was 52.82 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.49 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.03 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) ranks 103rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release