School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 56.16 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 56.16 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 56.16 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.40 million number, in 2006.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 23rd 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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 34.30 million number | — |
| 1998 | 34.79 million number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 35.13 million number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 36.22 million number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 34.23 million number | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 34.20 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 34.02 million number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 34.77 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 34.44 million number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 33.40 million number | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 41.93 million number | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 41.81 million number | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 42.01 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.89 million number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 41.96 million number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 43.39 million number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 55.45 million number | +27.8% |
| 2014 | 55.22 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.99 million number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.80 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 54.86 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 54.82 million number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 56.16 million number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.74 million number | 34.30 million number | 35.13 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 36.70 million number | 33.40 million number | 42.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.45 million number | 41.96 million number | 56.16 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean was 56.16 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?
- The highest recorded value was 56.16 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.40 million number in 2006.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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/