School age population, early childhood education, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, early childhood education, female was 27.46 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in Latin America & Caribbean is 27.46 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 27.46 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.39 million number, in 2006.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd 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, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.83 million number | — |
| 1998 | 17.07 million number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 17.29 million number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 17.76 million number | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 16.77 million number | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 16.74 million number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 16.68 million number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 17.07 million number | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 16.87 million number | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 16.39 million number | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 20.46 million number | +24.9% |
| 2008 | 20.46 million number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.46 million number | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.00 million number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 20.55 million number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 21.25 million number | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 27.08 million number | +27.4% |
| 2014 | 26.99 million number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.91 million number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 26.73 million number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 26.84 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 26.80 million number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 27.46 million number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.06 million number | 16.83 million number | 17.29 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.97 million number | 16.39 million number | 20.46 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.16 million number | 20.55 million number | 27.46 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, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 27.46 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 27.46 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.39 million number in 2006.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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/