Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female was 2.94 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2.94 million number
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
30th
of 45 groups
All-time high
4.60 million number
in 1998
All-time low
2.94 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1998200820191998: 4.6M number1999: 4.4M number2000: 4.4M number2001: 4.2M number2002: 4.1M number2003: 4.3M number2004: 4.2M number2005: 4.2M number2006: 4.1M number2007: 4.0M number2008: 3.8M number2009: 3.9M number2010: 3.7M number2011: 3.6M number2012: 3.6M number2013: 3.4M number2014: 3.4M number2015: 3.4M number2016: 3.2M number2017: 3.3M number2018: 3.0M number2019: 2.9M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 2.94 million number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 4.60 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.94 million number, in 2019.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number) in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 4.60 million number
1999 4.45 million number -3.3%
2000 4.40 million number -1.0%
2001 4.23 million number -3.9%
2002 4.10 million number -3.0%
2003 4.27 million number +4.1%
2004 4.23 million number -1.0%
2005 4.21 million number -0.5%
2006 4.12 million number -2.0%
2007 3.97 million number -3.7%
2008 3.77 million number -5.1%
2009 3.87 million number +2.6%
2010 3.72 million number -3.9%
2011 3.63 million number -2.5%
2012 3.64 million number +0.5%
2013 3.41 million number -6.3%
2014 3.37 million number -1.4%
2015 3.38 million number +0.3%
2016 3.24 million number -4.0%
2017 3.31 million number +2.2%
2018 3.03 million number -8.6%
2019 2.94 million number -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.52 million number 4.45 million number 4.60 million number 2
2000s 4.12 million number 3.77 million number 4.40 million number 10
2010s 3.37 million number 2.94 million number 3.72 million number 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

  1. 27 Thailand 294,941 number compare
  2. 28 South Africa 283,002 number compare
  3. 29 Guinea 273,702 number compare
  4. 30 Morocco 261,632 number compare
  5. 31 Malaysia 255,779 number compare
  6. 32 Ghana 254,137 number compare
  7. 33 United States of America 213,231 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) was 2.94 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 4.60 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.94 million number in 2019.
How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 3,019 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age female youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.