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 177,442 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 177,442 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 7.2% on the previous year and down 59.9% 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 1.03 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 177,442 number, in 2019.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 34th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 885,739 number | — |
| 1999 | 1.03 million number | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 853,641 number | -17.4% |
| 2001 | 952,234 number | +11.5% |
| 2002 | 946,701 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 833,361 number | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 879,157 number | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 572,765 number | -34.9% |
| 2006 | 534,621 number | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 640,271 number | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 476,719 number | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 442,990 number | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 345,745 number | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 465,630 number | +34.7% |
| 2012 | 450,361 number | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 421,834 number | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 304,741 number | -27.8% |
| 2015 | 308,490 number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 223,191 number | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 272,194 number | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 191,137 number | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 177,442 number | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 959,614 number | 885,739 number | 1.03 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 713,246 number | 442,990 number | 952,234 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 316,076 number | 177,442 number | 465,630 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 177,442 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 1.03 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 177,442 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 34th 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 59.9%. 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, female (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/