Cambodia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Cambodia
38.3%
in 2008
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
22.3%
in 2019
Cambodia rank
19th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
20th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Cambodia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
20406080197019942019

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 38.3% against 22.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 16.0%.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 142 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 84.2% 33.0% 51.3% Cambodia
2000s 64.7% 28.8% 35.8% Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Cambodia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Cambodia, at 38.3% against 22.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2008.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Cambodia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
16.0%, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2008.
How do Cambodia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Cambodia ranks 19th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 20th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/