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 227,542 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
In 2019, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 227,542 number. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.08 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 227,542 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 | 911,278 number | — |
| 1999 | 1.08 million number | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 884,462 number | -18.1% |
| 2001 | 989,511 number | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 989,756 number | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 851,914 number | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 872,510 number | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 648,339 number | -25.7% |
| 2006 | 616,457 number | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 741,144 number | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 555,417 number | -25.1% |
| 2009 | 579,095 number | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 442,813 number | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 515,731 number | +16.5% |
| 2012 | 549,396 number | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 504,576 number | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 400,309 number | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 394,390 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 332,034 number | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 276,544 number | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 237,913 number | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 227,542 number | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 995,549 number | 911,278 number | 1.08 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 772,860 number | 555,417 number | 989,756 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 388,125 number | 227,542 number | 549,396 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 29 Guatemala 33,380 number compare
- 30 Azerbaijan 29,100 number compare
- 31 Algeria 26,916 number compare
- 32 Nepal 24,791 number compare
- 33 Lao People's Democratic Republic 24,746 number compare
- 34 Palestine, State of 24,355 number compare
- 35 Honduras 24,300 number compare
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 227,542 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 1.08 million number in 1999.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 227,542 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 60.7%. 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, male (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/