Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 2.35 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 2.35 million number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 4.10 million number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.95 million number, in 2009.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 3.21 million number | — |
| 1987 | 3.30 million number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 3.43 million number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 4.10 million number | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 3.83 million number | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 3.86 million number | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 3.85 million number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.85 million number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.97 million number | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 3.83 million number | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 3.78 million number | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 3.81 million number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 3.80 million number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.67 million number | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 3.61 million number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 3.48 million number | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.18 million number | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 2.90 million number | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 3.15 million number | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 2.89 million number | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 2.68 million number | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 2.67 million number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.06 million number | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 1.95 million number | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 2.08 million number | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 2.27 million number | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 2.69 million number | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 2.14 million number | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 2.28 million number | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 2.24 million number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.20 million number | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.62 million number | +19.2% |
| 2018 | 2.39 million number | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 2.35 million number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.51 million number | 3.21 million number | 4.10 million number | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.82 million number | 3.67 million number | 3.97 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.86 million number | 1.95 million number | 3.61 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 million number | 2.08 million number | 2.69 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 61.44 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1923 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean was 2.35 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 4.10 million number in 1989.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 million number in 2009.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & 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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Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.