Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 1.10 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 1.10 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.90 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 975,800, in 2014.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 25th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.90 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.83 million | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.75 million | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.65 million | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 1.59 million | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 1.49 million | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 1.25 million | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 1.19 million | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.11 million | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 million | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.00 million | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 975,800 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 992,700 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.16 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.16 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.15 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.14 million | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.11 million | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 1.10 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 million | 1.16 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million | 975,800 | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 million | 1.10 million | 1.18 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 30.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.10 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.90 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 975,800 in 2014.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 25th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Latin America and the 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release