School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 53.74 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 53.74 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 53.74 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.44 million number, in 2006.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 25th out of 40 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 33.00 million number | — |
| 1998 | 33.14 million number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 33.54 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 34.66 million number | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 32.70 million number | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 32.68 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 32.53 million number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 33.30 million number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 32.98 million number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 32.44 million number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 40.97 million number | +26.3% |
| 2008 | 40.86 million number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 41.06 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 41.95 million number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 40.88 million number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 42.29 million number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 52.87 million number | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 52.64 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 52.44 million number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 52.26 million number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 52.35 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.35 million number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.74 million number | +2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +26.3% | 32.44 million number | 40.97 million number |
| 2013 | +25.0% | 42.29 million number | 52.87 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.23 million number | 33.00 million number | 33.54 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 35.42 million number | 32.44 million number | 41.06 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.38 million number | 40.88 million number | 53.74 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 53.74 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.74 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.44 million number in 2006.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/