School age population, early childhood educational development program in Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean: School age population, early childhood educational development program was 28.15 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
28.15 million number
Change on year
up 3.1%
Rank
16th
of 38 groups
All-time high
28.15 million number
in 2019
All-time low
4.67 million number
in 2006
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development program in Latin America & Caribbean, 1997–2019

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M30.0M1997200820191997: 5.1M number1998: 5.1M number1999: 6.3M number2000: 6.3M number2001: 4.7M number2002: 4.8M number2003: 4.8M number2004: 5.2M number2005: 5.1M number2006: 4.7M number2007: 13.6M number2008: 13.4M number2009: 13.7M number2010: 13.9M number2011: 13.7M number2012: 15.5M number2013: 27.4M number2014: 27.3M number2015: 27.2M number2016: 27.4M number2017: 27.4M number2018: 27.3M number2019: 28.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 28.15 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 105.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development program in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 28.15 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.67 million number, in 2006.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th of 38 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School age population, early childhood educational development program in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 5.09 million number
1998 5.10 million number +0.1%
1999 6.28 million number +23.3%
2000 6.29 million number +0.1%
2001 4.74 million number -24.6%
2002 4.77 million number +0.6%
2003 4.78 million number +0.2%
2004 5.15 million number +7.8%
2005 5.15 million number -0.1%
2006 4.67 million number -9.3%
2007 13.60 million number +191.2%
2008 13.40 million number -1.4%
2009 13.67 million number +2.0%
2010 13.86 million number +1.4%
2011 13.73 million number -1.0%
2012 15.45 million number +12.6%
2013 27.40 million number +77.3%
2014 27.34 million number -0.3%
2015 27.22 million number -0.4%
2016 27.36 million number +0.5%
2017 27.40 million number +0.1%
2018 27.32 million number -0.3%
2019 28.15 million number +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.49 million number 5.09 million number 6.28 million number 3
2000s 7.62 million number 4.67 million number 13.67 million number 10
2010s 23.52 million number 13.73 million number 28.15 million number 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

  1. 13 Argentina 2.24 million number compare
  2. 14 Morocco 2.07 million number compare
  3. 15 Russia 1.90 million number compare
  4. 16 Peru 1.75 million number compare
  5. 17 Guatemala 1.65 million number compare
  6. 18 United Kingdom 1.57 million number compare
  7. 19 Thailand 1.47 million number compare

See the full ranking of 131 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development program in Latin America & Caribbean?
School age population, early childhood educational development program in Latin America & Caribbean was 28.15 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 28.15 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development program recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 4.67 million number in 2006.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for school age population, early childhood educational development program?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 16th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development program rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 105.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/