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

Latest (2019)
1.11 million number
Change on year
down 3.3%
Rank
30th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.93 million number
in 1998
All-time low
855,823 number
in 2009
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820191998: 1.9M number1999: 1.8M number2000: 1.8M number2001: 1.7M number2002: 1.6M number2003: 1.4M number2004: 1.3M number2005: 1.3M number2006: 1.2M number2007: 1.3M number2008: 881.9k number2009: 855.8k number2010: 945.6k number2011: 1.1M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 931.1k number2014: 968.8k number2015: 1.1M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.2M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.1M number

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

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 27 Iran 102,981 number compare
  2. 28 Morocco 100,912 number compare
  3. 29 Togo 97,601 number compare
  4. 30 Honduras 94,295 number compare
  5. 31 Malaysia 88,361 number compare
  6. 32 Colombia 84,845 number compare
  7. 33 Germany 83,231 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.