Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age was 0.854 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 0.854 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 1.05 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7254 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 36th out of 40 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 rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.02 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9398 GPIA | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9136 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9168 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9103 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8197 GPIA | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8343 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9485 GPIA | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.875 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8903 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8134 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8337 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7254 GPIA | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +44.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8689 GPIA | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.854 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 | +44.1% | 0.7254 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9591 GPIA | 0.8197 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8689 GPIA | 0.7254 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 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 rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.854 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7254 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official age?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 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/