Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Suriname: 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
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 12.3% against 4.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.1%.
That makes Suriname's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Suriname ranks 32nd of 43 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.4% | 6.3% | 3.0% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 16.9% | 13.4% | Suriname |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 13.8% | 9.5% | Suriname |
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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 12.3% against 4.2% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 8.1%, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2015.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Suriname ranks 32nd 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
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/