Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female was 2.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 2.4% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 18.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2007.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.0% | — |
| 1971 | 17.7% | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 17.1% | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 16.3% | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 15.6% | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 15.3% | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 14.6% | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 13.6% | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 13.0% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 10.7% | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 9.5% | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 9.1% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 8.7% | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 8.9% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 9.8% | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 9.3% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 8.9% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 8.4% | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 8.4% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 6.1% | -26.9% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -23.3% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -18.6% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -32.9% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -32.9% | 3.6% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | 11.2% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 4.7% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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 children of primary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 2.4% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2007.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 children of primary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of female students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total female population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the female population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/