School age population, early childhood educational development in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): School age population, early childhood educational development was 13.55 million number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
13.55 million number
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
17th
of 38 groups
All-time high
13.55 million number
in 2019
All-time low
2.10 million number
in 2001
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997–2019

2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1997200820191997: 2.3M number1998: 2.3M number1999: 2.9M number2000: 2.9M number2001: 2.1M number2002: 2.1M number2003: 2.1M number2004: 2.3M number2005: 2.3M number2006: 2.1M number2007: 6.4M number2008: 6.3M number2009: 6.4M number2010: 6.6M number2011: 6.6M number2012: 7.4M number2013: 13.1M number2014: 13.1M number2015: 13.1M number2016: 13.1M number2017: 13.2M number2018: 13.1M number2019: 13.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 13.55 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 110.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 13.55 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.10 million number, in 2001.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th 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 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 2.27 million number
1998 2.27 million number +0.1%
1999 2.86 million number +25.7%
2000 2.85 million number -0.1%
2001 2.10 million number -26.6%
2002 2.11 million number +0.4%
2003 2.12 million number +0.6%
2004 2.32 million number +9.4%
2005 2.32 million number +0.3%
2006 2.10 million number -9.8%
2007 6.40 million number +204.9%
2008 6.33 million number -1.1%
2009 6.45 million number +1.9%
2010 6.61 million number +2.5%
2011 6.56 million number -0.7%
2012 7.40 million number +12.7%
2013 13.15 million number +77.7%
2014 13.12 million number -0.2%
2015 13.08 million number -0.4%
2016 13.14 million number +0.5%
2017 13.18 million number +0.3%
2018 13.11 million number -0.5%
2019 13.55 million number +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.47 million number 2.27 million number 2.86 million number 3
2000s 3.51 million number 2.10 million number 6.45 million number 10
2010s 11.29 million number 6.56 million number 13.55 million number 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 14 Morocco 1.01 million number compare
  2. 15 Russia 922,175 number compare
  3. 16 Peru 849,595 number compare
  4. 17 Guatemala 807,030 number compare
  5. 18 United Kingdom 768,173 number compare
  6. 19 Thailand 714,479 number compare
  7. 20 Spain 576,287 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 in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 13.55 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 13.55 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.10 million number in 2001.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 17th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 110.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/