School age population, early childhood education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School age population, early childhood education, male was 27.46 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
27.46 million number
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
25th
of 40 groups
All-time high
27.46 million number
in 2019
All-time low
16.52 million number
in 2006
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1997–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997200820191997: 16.8M number1998: 16.9M number1999: 17.0M number2000: 17.7M number2001: 16.7M number2002: 16.7M number2003: 16.6M number2004: 16.9M number2005: 16.8M number2006: 16.5M number2007: 21.0M number2008: 20.9M number2009: 21.1M number2010: 21.4M number2011: 20.9M number2012: 21.6M number2013: 27.1M number2014: 26.9M number2015: 26.8M number2016: 26.8M number2017: 26.7M number2018: 26.8M number2019: 27.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 27.46 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 27.46 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.52 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 16.81 million number
1998 16.88 million number +0.5%
1999 17.04 million number +0.9%
2000 17.67 million number +3.7%
2001 16.69 million number -5.5%
2002 16.69 million number -0.0%
2003 16.58 million number -0.6%
2004 16.95 million number +2.2%
2005 16.83 million number -0.7%
2006 16.52 million number -1.8%
2007 20.98 million number +27.0%
2008 20.86 million number -0.5%
2009 21.06 million number +0.9%
2010 21.40 million number +1.6%
2011 20.86 million number -2.5%
2012 21.58 million number +3.4%
2013 27.05 million number +25.4%
2014 26.92 million number -0.5%
2015 26.78 million number -0.5%
2016 26.77 million number -0.0%
2017 26.74 million number -0.1%
2018 26.76 million number +0.1%
2019 27.46 million number +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.91 million number 16.81 million number 17.04 million number 3
2000s 18.08 million number 16.52 million number 21.06 million number 10
2010s 25.23 million number 20.86 million number 27.46 million number 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

  1. 22 Uganda 2.24 million number compare
  2. 23 Kenya 2.12 million number compare
  3. 24 Ghana 2.08 million number compare
  4. 25 Thailand 1.93 million number compare
  5. 26 Morocco 1.77 million number compare
  6. 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.74 million number compare
  7. 28 Peru 1.70 million number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 27.46 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 27.46 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 16.52 million number in 2006.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 25th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male 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/