Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 2.14 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean stood at 2.14 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 4.36 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.14 million, in 2025.
That places SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.34 million | — |
| 2001 | 4.36 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 4.35 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.24 million | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.07 million | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 3.95 million | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.86 million | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 3.80 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 3.70 million | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 3.54 million | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 3.40 million | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 3.32 million | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.30 million | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.26 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.23 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.13 million | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.01 million | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.91 million | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.83 million | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.69 million | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 2.63 million | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.48 million | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 2.45 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.36 million | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 2.25 million | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 2.14 million | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.02 million | 3.54 million | 4.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.11 million | 2.69 million | 3.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 million | 2.14 million | 2.63 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 20 Mali 509,046 compare
- 21 Mozambique 478,650 compare
- 22 Burundi 464,473 compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 460,409 compare
- 24 Senegal 457,988 compare
- 25 Philippines 451,204 compare
- 26 Iran 379,047 compare
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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.14 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 23rd out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release