Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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, female was 12.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 12.6% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2025.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 15.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2008.
That places GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 16th 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, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | -11.9% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 9.8% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 10.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 12.6% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 6.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.2% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 10.7% | 12.6% | 6 |
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More education data for GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 7.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4247 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.99 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 320,705 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 12.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 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, female?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release