Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 414,954 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 414,954 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 2.12 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 414,954 number, in 2019.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 32nd out of 42 groups with data for 2019, putting it 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, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.80 million number | — |
| 1999 | 2.12 million number | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 1.75 million number | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 1.95 million number | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 1.95 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.69 million number | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 1.76 million number | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.23 million number | -30.1% |
| 2006 | 1.16 million number | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million number | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 1.04 million number | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 1.03 million number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 799,271 number | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 987,431 number | +23.5% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 933,767 number | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 711,169 number | -23.8% |
| 2015 | 709,267 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 562,158 number | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 555,977 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 437,081 number | -21.4% |
| 2019 | 414,954 number | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 million number | 1.80 million number | 2.12 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.50 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.95 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 711,862 number | 414,954 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.33 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (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 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean was 414,954 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 414,954 number in 2019.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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/