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 187,411 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 187,411 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 5.9% on the previous year and down 58.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.04 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 187,411 number, in 2019.
Latin America & Caribbean 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 & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 892,137 number | — |
| 1999 | 1.04 million number | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 861,495 number | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 959,909 number | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 957,192 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 841,349 number | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 887,020 number | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 581,594 number | -34.4% |
| 2006 | 546,133 number | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 651,884 number | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 485,748 number | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 452,189 number | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 356,458 number | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 471,700 number | +32.3% |
| 2012 | 458,155 number | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 429,191 number | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 310,860 number | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 314,877 number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 230,124 number | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 279,433 number | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 199,168 number | -28.7% |
| 2019 | 187,411 number | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 967,984 number | 892,137 number | 1.04 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 722,451 number | 452,189 number | 959,909 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 323,738 number | 187,411 number | 471,700 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 187,411 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 1.04 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 187,411 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 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 & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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/