Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 19.2% against 8.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 10.9%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 21st 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 and adolescents of primary and lower, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 19.2% against 8.3% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Puerto Rico?
- 10.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Puerto Rico?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 21st of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). 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 and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/