Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 21.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean is 21.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 36.4% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2019.
That places Latin America & Caribbean 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 35.5% | — |
| 1987 | 35.8% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 35.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 33.9% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 36.4% | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 36.1% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 36.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 35.5% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 33.7% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 33.2% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 32.5% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 31.6% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 29.7% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 27.3% | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 26.3% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 22.9% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 22.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.3% | 33.9% | 35.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 31.6% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 27.3% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 21.0% | 26.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
- 27 Vanuatu 43.7% compare
- 28 Panama 43.6% compare
- 29 Myanmar 42.7% compare
- 30 British Virgin Islands 39.6% compare
- 31 Tajikistan 39.0% compare
- 32 Namibia 38.9% compare
- 33 Bangladesh 38.3% 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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean was 21.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 1990.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2019.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.