Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): 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 & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2019
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 & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 6.6%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 10.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2009.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.9% | — |
| 1999 | 10.6% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 6.6% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -32.2% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +20.2% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | -27.4% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 4.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 30 Turks and Caicos Islands 17.2% compare
- 31 El Salvador 17.2% compare
- 32 Jamaica 17.0% compare
- 33 Moldova 16.5% compare
- 34 Puerto Rico 15.7% compare
- 35 Paraguay 15.0% compare
- 36 Cambodia 14.1% compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2009.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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 & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.