School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 55.24 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 55.24 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 55.24 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.44 million number, in 2006.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th of 40 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.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 33.52 million number | — |
| 1998 | 34.02 million number | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 34.09 million number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 35.17 million number | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 33.19 million number | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 33.14 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 32.97 million number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 33.75 million number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 33.46 million number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 32.44 million number | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 41.01 million number | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 40.91 million number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 41.12 million number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.02 million number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 41.10 million number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 42.52 million number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 54.41 million number | +28.0% |
| 2014 | 54.18 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 53.97 million number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 53.80 million number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.87 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 53.86 million number | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.24 million number | +2.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +28.0% | 42.52 million number | 54.41 million number |
| 2007 | +26.4% | 32.44 million number | 41.01 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.88 million number | 33.52 million number | 34.09 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 35.72 million number | 32.44 million number | 41.12 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.50 million number | 41.10 million number | 55.24 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.24 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.27 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (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 87.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 667,681 number (2019)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 55.24 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.24 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.44 million number in 2006.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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 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/