Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 19.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean recorded 19.8% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 31.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2019.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 31.7% | — |
| 1999 | 30.9% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 28.8% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 28.6% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.3% | 30.9% | 31.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 24.9% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.8% | 24.3% | 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 5.33 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.11 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 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, female in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Latin America & Caribbean was 19.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2019.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- 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, female rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.