Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 41.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes 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 41.9% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 53.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2016.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 9th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.2% | — |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 53.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 43.9% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 45.4% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 42.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 43.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 42.7% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 41.9% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.7% | 43.9% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 40.3% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 41.9% | 45.4% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 41.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2016.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 9th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release