Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 6.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 6.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 12.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2009.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 10.7% | — |
| 1987 | 10.7% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 10.9% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | +18.3% |
| 1990 | 11.8% | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 11.7% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 11.4% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 10.9% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 9.7% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +19.2% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.3% | 10.7% | 12.8% | 4 |
| 1990s | 11.2% | 10.4% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.9% | 5.2% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.6% | 7.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More education data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.22 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 62.34 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 60.53 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1513 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0936 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 22.3% (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 6.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 1989.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2009.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.