Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age was 0.8596 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean, 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 stood at 0.8596 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7303 GPIA, in 2016.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 35th 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, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.9995 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9389 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9159 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9182 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9106 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8223 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8381 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9476 GPIA | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 0.875 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8906 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8143 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8353 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7303 GPIA | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +42.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8715 GPIA | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8596 GPIA | -1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean 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 | +42.6% | 0.7303 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9995 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9594 GPIA | 0.8223 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8703 GPIA | 0.7303 GPIA | 1.04 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 children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & Caribbean was 0.8596 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7303 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 35th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 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/