Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 1.14 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 1.14 million number.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.94 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 875,429 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 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.94 million number | — |
| 1999 | 1.86 million number | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.82 million number | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.75 million number | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 1.60 million number | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 1.45 million number | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million number | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 1.31 million number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.21 million number | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.31 million number | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 894,237 number | -31.7% |
| 2009 | 875,429 number | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 962,863 number | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1.11 million number | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million number | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 947,471 number | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 981,564 number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.08 million number | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million number | +17.8% |
| 2018 | 1.17 million number | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million number | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.90 million number | 1.86 million number | 1.94 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.35 million number | 875,429 number | 1.82 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million number | 947,471 number | 1.32 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, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.14 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 875,429 number in 2009.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. 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, 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.