Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 3.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 3.8% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 5.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2010.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 5.0% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
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 children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 3.8% 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2010.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 34th 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release