Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 2.03 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
2.03 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
25th
of 39 groups
All-time high
3.71 million
in 2000
All-time low
1.89 million
in 2014
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 2.03 million for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 3.71 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.89 million, in 2014.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 25th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.71 million | — |
| 2001 | 3.53 million | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.35 million | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 3.16 million | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 3.03 million | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.84 million | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 2.58 million | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 2.39 million | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 2.26 million | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 2.20 million | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.17 million | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.10 million | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.01 million | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.94 million | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.89 million | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.90 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.99 million | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2.05 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.12 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.18 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.20 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.14 million | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 2.10 million | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.07 million | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 2.04 million | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 2.03 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.91 million | 2.20 million | 3.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 million | 1.89 million | 2.18 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.10 million | 2.03 million | 2.20 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.03 million 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 million in 2014.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 25th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 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