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
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 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, 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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, 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total number of male lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.