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Other small states vs Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Other small states
17.3%
in 2019
Puerto Rico
22.2%
in 2018
Other small states rank
16th
Puerto Rico rank
18th

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

  • Other small states
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 22.2% against 17.3% in Other small states, a difference of 4.9%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Other small states ranks 16th and Puerto Rico ranks 18th of 43 groups.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Other small states or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 22.2% against 17.3% in Other small states as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Other small states and Puerto Rico?
4.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Other small states and Puerto Rico?
7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Other small states and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
Other small states ranks 16th and Puerto Rico ranks 18th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,045 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/