Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both was 5.26 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
5.26 million number
Change on year
up 10.0%
Rank
19th
of 40 groups
All-time high
5.26 million number
in 2019
All-time low
633,967 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2019

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1998200820191998: 634.0k number1999: 661.3k number2000: 645.5k number2001: 661.3k number2002: 672.1k number2003: 663.4k number2004: 747.3k number2005: 733.3k number2006: 737.0k number2007: 2.3M number2008: 2.5M number2009: 2.6M number2010: 2.9M number2011: 3.0M number2012: 3.3M number2013: 3.9M number2014: 4.1M number2015: 4.3M number2016: 4.5M number2017: 4.6M number2018: 4.8M number2019: 5.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 5.26 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 101.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 5.26 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 633,967 number, in 1998.

That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 19th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 633,967 number
1999 661,308 number +4.3%
2000 645,467 number -2.4%
2001 661,333 number +2.5%
2002 672,088 number +1.6%
2003 663,428 number -1.3%
2004 747,317 number +12.6%
2005 733,347 number -1.9%
2006 736,996 number +0.5%
2007 2.33 million number +215.9%
2008 2.49 million number +6.9%
2009 2.61 million number +4.8%
2010 2.85 million number +9.3%
2011 3.03 million number +6.2%
2012 3.33 million number +9.7%
2013 3.95 million number +18.6%
2014 4.10 million number +4.0%
2015 4.27 million number +4.1%
2016 4.46 million number +4.6%
2017 4.62 million number +3.6%
2018 4.78 million number +3.5%
2019 5.26 million number +10.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 647,638 number 633,967 number 661,308 number 2
2000s 1.23 million number 645,467 number 2.61 million number 10
2010s 4.07 million number 2.85 million number 5.26 million number 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

  1. 16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 258,372 number compare
  2. 17 Mexico 219,992 number compare
  3. 18 Ukraine 184,246 number compare
  4. 19 Chile 175,834 number compare
  5. 20 Sweden 166,244 number compare
  6. 21 Argentina 124,541 number compare
  7. 22 Denmark 104,402 number compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 5.26 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 5.26 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 633,967 number in 1998.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 19th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,146 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of children enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.