Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes was 915,300 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 915,300. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 915,300 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 453,100, in 2008.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 30th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 901,700 | — |
| 2001 | 812,200 | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 729,100 | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 657,900 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 583,700 | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 521,300 | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 476,400 | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 454,600 | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 453,100 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 463,900 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 489,900 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 526,000 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 574,900 | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 627,600 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 668,000 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 698,900 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 724,000 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 741,900 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 751,000 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 757,100 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 767,000 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 783,000 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 809,300 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 843,400 | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 882,100 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 915,300 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 605,390 | 453,100 | 901,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 655,930 | 489,900 | 757,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 833,350 | 767,000 | 915,300 | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 915,300 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 915,300 in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 453,100 in 2008.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release