Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 1.81 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 1.81 million number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2019.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.89 million number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1.45 million number, in 2009.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.68 million number | — |
| 1971 | 4.77 million number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 4.79 million number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 4.61 million number | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 4.83 million number | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 4.89 million number | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 4.59 million number | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 4.43 million number | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 4.38 million number | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 4.09 million number | -6.4% |
| 1980 | 4.06 million number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 3.80 million number | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 3.82 million number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 3.85 million number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 3.96 million number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 3.92 million number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 3.88 million number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 3.93 million number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 4.11 million number | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 4.72 million number | +14.8% |
| 1990 | 4.45 million number | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 4.39 million number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 4.30 million number | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.32 million number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.58 million number | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 4.61 million number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 4.45 million number | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 4.65 million number | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 3.68 million number | -20.8% |
| 1999 | 3.18 million number | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 2.98 million number | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 2.93 million number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2.93 million number | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.56 million number | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 2.34 million number | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 2.01 million number | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 1.83 million number | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.87 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.53 million number | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 1.45 million number | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.63 million number | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 1.82 million number | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 2.03 million number | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 1.71 million number | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 1.82 million number | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 1.88 million number | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1.86 million number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 2.01 million number | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 1.86 million number | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 1.81 million number | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.61 million number | 4.09 million number | 4.89 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.00 million number | 3.80 million number | 4.72 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.26 million number | 3.18 million number | 4.65 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 million number | 1.45 million number | 2.98 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 million number | 1.63 million number | 2.03 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.27 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.02 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.24 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.08 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 667,681 number (2019)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 1.81 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 million number in 1975.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 million number in 2009.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/