Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 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, female was 420,100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 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, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 420,100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 466,900 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 223,400, in 2008.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 466,900 | — |
| 2001 | 420,200 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 375,200 | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 333,900 | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 293,400 | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 260,800 | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 237,900 | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 225,700 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 223,400 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 227,900 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 239,600 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 255,800 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 278,000 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 302,300 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 320,900 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 334,100 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 344,100 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 350,300 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 352,400 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 352,400 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 354,200 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 360,400 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 371,600 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 387,000 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 405,000 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 420,100 | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 306,530 | 223,400 | 466,900 | 10 |
| 2010s | 312,990 | 239,600 | 352,400 | 10 |
| 2020s | 383,050 | 354,200 | 420,100 | 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, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 420,100 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 466,900 in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 223,400 in 2008.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- 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, female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release