Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 1.11 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 1.11 million number, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.93 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 855,823 number, in 2009.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.93 million number | — |
| 1999 | 1.85 million number | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.81 million number | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.73 million number | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 1.59 million number | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.44 million number | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.30 million number | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million number | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 1.30 million number | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 881,883 number | -32.3% |
| 2009 | 855,823 number | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 945,628 number | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million number | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 1.30 million number | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 931,114 number | -28.5% |
| 2014 | 968,794 number | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.06 million number | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.25 million number | +18.0% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million number | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 1.11 million number | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.89 million number | 1.85 million number | 1.93 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million number | 855,823 number | 1.81 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million number | 931,114 number | 1.30 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 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 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.11 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 million number in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 855,823 number in 2009.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.