Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Palestine: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
358,003 number
in 2019
Palestine
46,977 number
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
35th
Palestine rank
34th

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Palestine
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 358,003 number against 46,977 number in Palestine, a difference of 311,026 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.6 times Palestine's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Palestine ranks 34th of 42 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) Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 2.08 million number 47,582 number 2.03 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 1.44 million number 62,872 number 1.38 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 678,865 number 51,515 number 627,350 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, one year younger than official primary entry, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Palestine?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 358,003 number against 46,977 number in Palestine as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palestine?
311,026 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 Palestine?
20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Palestine rank globally for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 35th and Palestine ranks 34th of 42 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (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, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/