Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 358,003 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 358,003 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 2.08 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 358,003 number, in 2019.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th of 42 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.75 million number | — |
| 1999 | 2.08 million number | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 1.70 million number | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 1.91 million number | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 1.91 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.65 million number | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 1.70 million number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.17 million number | -31.1% |
| 2006 | 1.11 million number | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.33 million number | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 972,005 number | -27.0% |
| 2009 | 957,812 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 737,005 number | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 937,117 number | +27.2% |
| 2012 | 961,083 number | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 890,139 number | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 672,921 number | -24.4% |
| 2015 | 667,670 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 515,616 number | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 504,865 number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 380,979 number | -24.5% |
| 2019 | 358,003 number | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 million number | 1.75 million number | 2.08 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.44 million number | 957,812 number | 1.91 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 662,540 number | 358,003 number | 961,083 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj., annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 358,003 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 358,003 number in 2019.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th out of 42 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/