Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 6.42 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, 1986–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean is 6.42 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 9.97 million number in 1993 and was at its lowest, 6.42 million number, in 2019.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 8.83 million number | — |
| 1987 | 9.00 million number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 9.16 million number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 8.79 million number | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 9.59 million number | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 9.70 million number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 9.73 million number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 9.97 million number | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 9.94 million number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 9.88 million number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 9.70 million number | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 9.54 million number | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 9.69 million number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 9.36 million number | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 9.26 million number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 8.94 million number | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 8.73 million number | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 9.13 million number | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 9.06 million number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 8.97 million number | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 8.91 million number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.77 million number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 8.53 million number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 8.64 million number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.28 million number | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 8.08 million number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 8.04 million number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 7.26 million number | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 7.27 million number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 7.28 million number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 7.08 million number | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 7.11 million number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6.63 million number | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 6.42 million number | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.94 million number | 8.79 million number | 9.16 million number | 4 |
| 1990s | 9.71 million number | 9.36 million number | 9.97 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.89 million number | 8.53 million number | 9.26 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.35 million number | 6.42 million number | 8.28 million number | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Latin America & Caribbean was 6.42 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 9.97 million number in 1993.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.42 million number in 2019.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.