Kenya vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Kenya
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 15.4% against 8.4% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 139 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, Kenya or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Kenya, at 15.4% against 8.4% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2009.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 7.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2009.
- How do Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Kenya ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 139 countries.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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/