Bhutan vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Bhutan
23.1%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
6.2%
in 2019
Bhutan rank
35th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
37th

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

  • Bhutan
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 23.1% against 6.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 16.9%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 3.7 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 35th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 138 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 52.6% 14.2% 38.4% Bhutan
2000s 41.9% 11.9% 30.0% Bhutan
2010s 26.5% 8.2% 18.3% Bhutan

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, Bhutan or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Bhutan, at 23.1% against 6.2% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Bhutan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
16.9%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Bhutan ranks 35th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 138 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,095 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/