Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 851,400 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 851,400.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 905,200 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 536,300, in 2012.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 818,400 | — |
| 2001 | 815,000 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 799,800 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 727,300 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 690,900 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 653,900 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 582,800 | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 559,000 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 551,200 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 550,700 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 548,100 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 540,100 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 536,300 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 554,500 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 598,700 | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 663,100 | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 734,100 | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 789,500 | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 834,900 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 872,600 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 897,200 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 905,200 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 898,100 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 883,000 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 864,700 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 851,400 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 674,900 | 550,700 | 818,400 | 10 |
| 2010s | 667,190 | 536,300 | 872,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 883,267 | 851,400 | 905,200 | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0268 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2812 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 560,020 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0589 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 851,400 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 905,200 in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 536,300 in 2012.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release