What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Central African Republic and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

1.87 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Central African Republic

197,852 number

in 2012

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

2.06 million number

in 2019

Central African Republic rank

26th

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

28th

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

Central African Republic
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 2.06 million number against 197,852 number in Central African Republic, a difference of 1.87 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 10.4 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 26th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 148 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1970s	88,322 number	4.47 million number	4.38 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	195,314 number	1.84 million number	1.64 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	198,476 number	2.11 million number	1.91 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

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, Central African Republic or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 2.06 million number against 197,852 number in Central African Republic as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Central African Republic and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 1.87 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2012.
How do Central African Republic and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Central African Republic ranks 26th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 148 countries.
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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 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/