Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 2.77 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 2.77 million for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 4.66 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.77 million, in 2025.
SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 23rd of 39 groups on this measure, 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, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.54 million | — |
| 2001 | 4.61 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 4.66 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 4.63 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 4.56 million | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 4.49 million | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.43 million | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 4.38 million | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.25 million | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 4.05 million | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 3.86 million | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 3.76 million | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 3.72 million | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.68 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.64 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.48 million | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 3.31 million | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 3.20 million | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.15 million | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 3.05 million | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.03 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.94 million | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.92 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.87 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.82 million | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 2.77 million | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.46 million | 4.05 million | 4.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.49 million | 3.05 million | 3.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 million | 2.77 million | 3.03 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean
- 20 Chad 507,671 compare
- 21 Burundi 496,731 compare
- 22 Cote d'Ivoire 496,302 compare
- 23 Mali 479,405 compare
- 24 Iran 466,006 compare
- 25 Mozambique 465,493 compare
- 26 United States 432,505 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, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean was 2.77 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 4.66 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 million in 2025.
- How does SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- 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, male rising or falling in SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release