Kenya vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Kenya
24.4%
in 2009
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
12.8%
in 2019
Kenya rank
31st
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th

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

  • Kenya
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 24.4% against 12.8% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 11.6%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 31st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 138 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Kenya or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kenya, at 24.4% against 12.8% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2009.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Kenya and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
11.6%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Kenya ranks 31st and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 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/