Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 13.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 13.4%.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 14.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2008.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.8% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 11.4% | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 10.1% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 6.7% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 7.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.4% | 13.4% | 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 children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 13.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2008.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 13th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release