Population of compulsory school age, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Population of compulsory school age, male was 64.24 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
64.24 million number
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
28th
of 45 groups
All-time high
69.22 million number
in 2015
All-time low
46.27 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M1997200820191997: 46.3M number1998: 46.3M number1999: 47.6M number2000: 48.7M number2001: 50.6M number2002: 50.7M number2003: 51.5M number2004: 52.1M number2005: 52.1M number2006: 53.4M number2007: 53.6M number2008: 53.3M number2009: 54.0M number2010: 55.0M number2011: 55.2M number2012: 59.0M number2013: 68.6M number2014: 68.5M number2015: 69.2M number2016: 68.8M number2017: 64.3M number2018: 63.6M number2019: 64.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 64.24 million number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 69.22 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 46.27 million number, in 1997.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 46.27 million number
1998 46.27 million number +0.0%
1999 47.63 million number +2.9%
2000 48.70 million number +2.2%
2001 50.64 million number +4.0%
2002 50.74 million number +0.2%
2003 51.46 million number +1.4%
2004 52.08 million number +1.2%
2005 52.06 million number -0.0%
2006 53.39 million number +2.6%
2007 53.61 million number +0.4%
2008 53.33 million number -0.5%
2009 53.95 million number +1.2%
2010 55.01 million number +1.9%
2011 55.16 million number +0.3%
2012 58.95 million number +6.9%
2013 68.64 million number +16.4%
2014 68.53 million number -0.2%
2015 69.22 million number +1.0%
2016 68.78 million number -0.6%
2017 64.29 million number -6.5%
2018 63.61 million number -1.1%
2019 64.24 million number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.72 million number 46.27 million number 47.63 million number 3
2000s 52.00 million number 48.70 million number 53.95 million number 10
2010s 63.64 million number 55.01 million number 69.22 million number 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 25 Uganda 4.62 million number compare
  2. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.46 million number compare
  3. 27 Sudan 4.37 million number compare
  4. 28 France 4.26 million number compare
  5. 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.04 million number compare
  6. 30 Ghana 4.03 million number compare
  7. 31 Algeria 3.96 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 64.24 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 69.22 million number in 2015.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 46.27 million number in 1997.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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