Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Suriname: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 24.7% against 13.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 7 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Suriname ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 36.1% | 20.6% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 29.3% | 14.6% | Suriname |
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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 24.7% against 13.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 11.2%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Suriname ranks 31st of 43 groups.
- 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
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/