Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 0.9172 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Latin America & Caribbean, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 0.9172 GPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2019.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 0.9999 GPIA in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.8354 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9999 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.9918 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9926 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9967 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.9949 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9923 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9915 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9914 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9905 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9925 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9932 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9941 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.9935 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9911 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.9926 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9926 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.985 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9877 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9915 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.997 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9978 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9967 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9954 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9948 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9938 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9954 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9908 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9837 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9683 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.962 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9565 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.874 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9124 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8882 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9057 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8354 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8616 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8711 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8936 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9107 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9203 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8931 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9356 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9298 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9421 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9205 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9172 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9934 GPIA | 0.9905 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9918 GPIA | 0.985 GPIA | 0.997 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9948 GPIA | 0.9837 GPIA | 0.9998 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.915 GPIA | 0.8354 GPIA | 0.9856 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9134 GPIA | 0.8711 GPIA | 0.9421 GPIA | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.9172 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9999 GPIA in 1970.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8354 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 37th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/