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Caribbean Small States vs Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Caribbean Small States
10.8%
in 2019
Puerto Rico
21.2%
in 2018
Caribbean Small States rank
15th
Puerto Rico rank
14th

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

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 21.2% against 10.8% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 10.4%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 2.0 times Caribbean Small States's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Caribbean Small States ranks 15th and Puerto Rico ranks 14th 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, Caribbean Small States or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 21.2% against 10.8% in Caribbean Small States as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Caribbean Small States and Puerto Rico?
10.4%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Puerto Rico?
7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Caribbean Small States and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Caribbean Small States ranks 15th and Puerto Rico ranks 14th 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, both sexes (%). 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/