Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 394,240 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 394,240 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.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 61.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.10 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 394,240 number, in 2019.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.79 million number | — |
| 1999 | 2.10 million number | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 1.73 million number | -17.7% |
| 2001 | 1.93 million number | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 1.93 million number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.68 million number | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 1.74 million number | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million number | -30.5% |
| 2006 | 1.14 million number | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 1.37 million number | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 million number | -25.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 777,078 number | -23.2% |
| 2011 | 974,010 number | +25.3% |
| 2012 | 990,339 number | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 917,843 number | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 697,541 number | -24.0% |
| 2015 | 695,562 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 547,399 number | -21.3% |
| 2017 | 540,289 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 420,105 number | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 394,240 number | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.94 million number | 1.79 million number | 2.10 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.48 million number | 1.01 million number | 1.93 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 695,441 number | 394,240 number | 990,339 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, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 394,240 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.10 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 394,240 number in 2019.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 33rd 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.0%. 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, 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/