Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 25.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 25.3%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 29.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2012.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 10th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.0% | — |
| 2001 | 28.3% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 22.6% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 16.8% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 16.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | +11.2% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 26.3% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 25.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 16.8% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 16.0% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 25.3% | 27.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0268 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2812 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 560,020 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.0589 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 25.3% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2012.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 10th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release