Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 6.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
6.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
31st
of 39 groups
All-time high
10.2%
in 2000
All-time low
5.3%
in 2013
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 6.0% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 10.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2013.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 31st of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.2% | — |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 5.9% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.0% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 28 Cote d'Ivoire 30.8% compare
- 29 Mauritania 30.3% compare
- 30 Tunisia 30.2%
- 31 Comoros 28.3% compare
- 32 Mozambique 28.0% compare
- 33 Togo 27.1% compare
- 34 Guyana 26.7% compare
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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 6.0% 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 10.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2013.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 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