British Virgin Islands vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

British Virgin Islands
39.6%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
21.0%
in 2019
British Virgin Islands rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
30th

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

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Latin America & Caribbean
10203040198620022019

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 39.6% against 21.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 18.6%.

That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th of 147 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1990s 28.7% 31.6% 2.9% Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 16.5% 30.1% 13.7% Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 19.3% 23.2% 3.9% Latin America & Caribbean

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 Latin America & Caribbean?
British Virgin Islands, at 39.6% against 21.0% in Latin America & Caribbean 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
18.6%, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Latin America & Caribbean?
11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do British Virgin Islands and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
British Virgin Islands ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th 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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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.