What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Romania?

1.66 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Romania?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Romania: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

1.76 million number

in 2019

Romania

103,235 number

in 2018

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank

31st

Romania rank

34th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Romania

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 1.76 million number against 103,235 number in Romania, a difference of 1.66 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.1 times Romania's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Romania ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.30 million number	99,519 number	3.20 million number	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s	2.15 million number	55,783 number	2.09 million number	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s	1.82 million number	65,099 number	1.76 million number	Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Romania?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 1.76 million number against 103,235 number in Romania as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Romania?: 1.66 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Romania?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Romania rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Romania ranks 34th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/