Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 18.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean is 18.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 30.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2025.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 32nd 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, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.8% | — |
| 2001 | 30.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 29.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 29.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 28.2% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 23.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 18.9% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.6% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.9% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.6% | 19.8% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 18.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2025.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 32nd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release