Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male was 3.44 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3.44 million number
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
26th
of 45 groups
All-time high
4.99 million number
in 1998
All-time low
3.44 million number
in 2019
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1998200820191998: 5.0M number1999: 4.8M number2000: 4.8M number2001: 4.6M number2002: 4.5M number2003: 4.8M number2004: 4.7M number2005: 4.7M number2006: 4.7M number2007: 4.7M number2008: 4.7M number2009: 4.7M number2010: 4.5M number2011: 4.4M number2012: 4.3M number2013: 3.8M number2014: 3.9M number2015: 3.8M number2016: 3.8M number2017: 3.7M number2018: 3.6M number2019: 3.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Latin America & Caribbean is 3.44 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 4.99 million number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.44 million number, in 2019.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th 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, male in Latin America & Caribbean, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number) in Latin America & Caribbean, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 4.99 million number
1999 4.82 million number -3.5%
2000 4.78 million number -0.9%
2001 4.64 million number -2.8%
2002 4.55 million number -2.1%
2003 4.77 million number +5.0%
2004 4.74 million number -0.6%
2005 4.69 million number -1.1%
2006 4.73 million number +0.8%
2007 4.74 million number +0.3%
2008 4.71 million number -0.8%
2009 4.71 million number +0.2%
2010 4.51 million number -4.3%
2011 4.39 million number -2.6%
2012 4.34 million number -1.3%
2013 3.79 million number -12.7%
2014 3.85 million number +1.6%
2015 3.85 million number -0.1%
2016 3.78 million number -1.8%
2017 3.75 million number -0.7%
2018 3.56 million number -5.1%
2019 3.44 million number -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.90 million number 4.82 million number 4.99 million number 2
2000s 4.71 million number 4.55 million number 4.78 million number 10
2010s 3.93 million number 3.44 million number 4.51 million number 10

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean

  1. 23 Malaysia 349,643 number compare
  2. 24 Guatemala 334,662 number compare
  3. 25 South Africa 314,479 number compare
  4. 26 Thailand 307,871 number compare
  5. 27 Zimbabwe 265,610 number compare
  6. 28 Ghana 262,578 number compare
  7. 29 Cambodia 262,452 number compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Latin America & Caribbean?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male in Latin America & Caribbean was 3.44 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The highest recorded value was 4.99 million number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
The lowest recorded value was 3.44 million number in 2019.
How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,012 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of upper secondary school age male youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.