Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school children of primary school age, male was 1.17 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 1.17 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 1.66 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 862,400, in 2009.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 25th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.66 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.50 million | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 1.36 million | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.26 million | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 1.17 million | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 1.09 million | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 947,800 | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 900,100 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 862,400 | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 892,900 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 896,800 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 919,800 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 950,400 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 974,200 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 983,100 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 975,100 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 960,200 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 937,200 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 928,700 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 940,400 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 971,400 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.01 million | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.06 million | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.12 million | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 1.17 million | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.18 million | 862,400 | 1.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 941,840 | 892,900 | 983,100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million | 940,400 | 1.17 million | 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, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Out-of-school children of primary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 1.17 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children of primary school age, male recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 862,400 in 2009.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for out-of-school children of primary school age, male?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 25th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school children of primary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release