Out-of-school 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 1.17 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 1.17 million for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1.48 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million, in 2025.
GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 31st of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.31 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.35 million | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.39 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.39 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.40 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.40 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.34 million | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.32 million | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.31 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.31 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.31 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.33 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.33 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.31 million | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.40 million | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.48 million | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.40 million | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.43 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.17 million | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 1.19 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.19 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.19 million | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.17 million | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 million | 1.31 million | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 million | 1.31 million | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million | 1.17 million | 1.43 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 1.17 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million in 2025.
- How does GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- GPE: Latin America & Caribbean Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 31st out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school 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 down 14.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release