North America vs Turks and Caicos Islands: 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
- North America
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 9.8% against 0.6% in North America, a difference of 9.2%.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 17.1 times North America's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 43rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 41st of 43 groups.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 16.6% | 13.9% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 13.3% | 11.6% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 24.9% | 23.5% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, North America or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, at 9.8% against 0.6% in North America as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between North America and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 9.2%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do North America and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- North America ranks 43rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 41st 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, male (%). 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/