British Virgin Islands vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

British Virgin Islands
39.6%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
20.7%
in 2019
British Virgin Islands rank
30th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
31st

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
10203040199820082019

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 39.6% against 20.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 18.9%.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.9 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 147 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 28.7% 41.4% 12.7% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 16.5% 41.2% 24.7% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 19.3% 23.3% 4.1% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, British Virgin Islands or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
British Virgin Islands, at 39.6% against 20.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between British Virgin Islands and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
18.9%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do British Virgin Islands and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
British Virgin Islands ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 31st of 147 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,194 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.