Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school children of primary school age, female was 974,500 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 974,500.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.58 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 806,000, in 2019.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 27th 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 children of primary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.58 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.44 million | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 1.31 million | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.20 million | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 1.10 million | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 million | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 950,500 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 890,800 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 847,200 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 814,600 | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 834,500 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 832,600 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 848,800 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 870,900 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 881,900 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 875,700 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 863,000 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 845,000 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 820,700 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 806,000 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 807,700 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 829,600 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 859,900 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 894,900 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 936,600 | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 974,500 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 million | 814,600 | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 847,910 | 806,000 | 881,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 883,867 | 807,700 | 974,500 | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
More education data for SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % 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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 974,500 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, female recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 806,000 in 2019.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, female?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 27th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, female 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 children of primary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release