Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 1.10 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 1.10 million number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.87 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 835,928 number, in 2009.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.87 million number | — |
| 1999 | 1.80 million number | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.77 million number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.70 million number | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 1.55 million number | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 1.39 million number | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 1.26 million number | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 1.26 million number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.16 million number | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million number | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 854,242 number | -32.6% |
| 2009 | 835,928 number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 927,968 number | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million number | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 1.28 million number | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 918,363 number | -28.3% |
| 2014 | 954,755 number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million number | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.23 million number | +18.1% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million number | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million number | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.84 million number | 1.80 million number | 1.87 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.30 million number | 835,928 number | 1.77 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million number | 918,363 number | 1.28 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 1.10 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 835,928 number in 2009.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.