Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 1.21 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
1.21 million number
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
26th
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.86 million number
in 1998
All-time low
1.07 million number
in 2009
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1998200820191998: 1.9M number1999: 1.8M number2000: 1.8M number2001: 1.7M number2002: 1.6M number2003: 1.5M number2004: 1.8M number2005: 1.6M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.4M number2008: 1.2M number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.1M number2011: 1.2M number2012: 1.4M number2013: 1.2M number2014: 1.3M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.1M number2017: 1.4M number2018: 1.2M number2019: 1.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Latin America & Caribbean is 1.21 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.86 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.07 million number, in 2009.

That places Latin America & Caribbean 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 1.86 million number
1999 1.81 million number -2.5%
2000 1.78 million number -1.4%
2001 1.73 million number -3.0%
2002 1.58 million number -8.7%
2003 1.45 million number -8.1%
2004 1.85 million number +27.4%
2005 1.58 million number -14.4%
2006 1.47 million number -6.9%
2007 1.36 million number -7.6%
2008 1.16 million number -14.6%
2009 1.07 million number -7.8%
2010 1.11 million number +3.8%
2011 1.16 million number +4.5%
2012 1.37 million number +17.8%
2013 1.19 million number -13.1%
2014 1.30 million number +9.2%
2015 1.17 million number -10.4%
2016 1.12 million number -4.0%
2017 1.35 million number +20.6%
2018 1.22 million number -9.4%
2019 1.21 million number -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.83 million number 1.81 million number 1.86 million number 2
2000s 1.51 million number 1.07 million number 1.85 million number 10
2010s 1.22 million number 1.11 million number 1.37 million number 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

  1. 23 Burundi 138,044 number compare
  2. 24 Germany 131,576 number compare
  3. 25 Jordan 129,178 number compare
  4. 26 Ghana 128,994 number compare
  5. 27 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 125,791 number compare
  6. 28 Malaysia 117,516 number compare
  7. 29 Colombia 106,299 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 1.21 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 1.86 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 1.07 million number in 2009.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,016 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.