Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 16.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 16.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 29.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2025.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 31st 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.4% | — |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 25.5% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 24.3% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 17.2% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 16.8% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.5% | 24.3% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.0% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 16.8% | 18.9% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 16.8% 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 31st 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 SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release