Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 10.61 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
10.61 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
25th
of 45 groups
All-time high
10.61 million number
in 2019
All-time low
848,352 number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 10.61 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 10.61 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 848,352 number, in 1970.

That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 25th out of 45 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 pre-primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 848,352 number
1971 899,452 number +6.0%
1972 958,389 number +6.6%
1973 1.02 million number +6.7%
1974 1.08 million number +6.1%
1975 1.22 million number +12.1%
1976 1.40 million number +15.4%
1977 1.56 million number +11.1%
1978 1.70 million number +9.2%
1979 1.91 million number +12.1%
1980 2.08 million number +8.9%
1981 2.40 million number +15.7%
1982 2.81 million number +16.9%
1983 3.15 million number +12.3%
1984 3.55 million number +12.6%
1985 3.82 million number +7.6%
1986 4.23 million number +10.8%
1987 5.24 million number +23.9%
1988 5.35 million number +2.1%
1989 5.46 million number +2.0%
1990 6.01 million number +10.2%
1991 5.94 million number -1.2%
1992 6.26 million number +5.4%
1993 6.52 million number +4.2%
1994 6.64 million number +1.8%
1995 6.86 million number +3.3%
1996 7.08 million number +3.2%
1997 7.24 million number +2.2%
1998 7.49 million number +3.4%
1999 7.47 million number -0.2%
2000 7.97 million number +6.6%
2001 7.98 million number +0.1%
2002 8.03 million number +0.6%
2003 8.15 million number +1.6%
2004 8.44 million number +3.5%
2005 8.67 million number +2.8%
2006 8.81 million number +1.7%
2007 8.93 million number +1.3%
2008 9.27 million number +3.8%
2009 9.42 million number +1.7%
2010 9.24 million number -1.9%
2011 9.30 million number +0.6%
2012 9.45 million number +1.6%
2013 9.74 million number +3.0%
2014 9.92 million number +1.9%
2015 10.02 million number +1.0%
2016 10.10 million number +0.8%
2017 10.26 million number +1.7%
2018 10.33 million number +0.7%
2019 10.61 million number +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.26 million number 848,352 number 1.91 million number 10
1980s 3.81 million number 2.08 million number 5.46 million number 10
1990s 6.75 million number 5.94 million number 7.49 million number 10
2000s 8.57 million number 7.97 million number 9.42 million number 10
2010s 9.90 million number 9.24 million number 10.61 million number 10

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

  1. 22 Argentina 857,020 number compare
  2. 23 Peru 851,075 number compare
  3. 24 Türkiye 782,646 number compare
  4. 25 Italy 776,133 number compare
  5. 26 Egypt 762,738 number compare
  6. 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 722,622 number compare
  7. 28 Poland 699,836 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 10.61 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 10.61 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 848,352 number in 1970.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) 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.