Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age was 0.8429 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0.8429 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7102 GPIA, in 2016.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 40 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 rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9984 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9352 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9111 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9126 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9075 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8115 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8254 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9453 GPIA | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8708 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8853 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8052 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8274 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7102 GPIA | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +47.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8577 GPIA | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8429 GPIA | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +47.5% | 0.7102 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9984 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9565 GPIA | 0.8115 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8618 GPIA | 0.7102 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 466.52 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 227.47 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 223.29 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.99 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.89 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.10 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.8429 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7102 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 37th out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official 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/