Cuba vs Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Cuba
17.7%
in 2019
Puerto Rico
16.8%
in 2018
Cuba rank
80th
Puerto Rico rank
83rd

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

  • Cuba
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 17.7% against 16.8% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Cuba ranks 80th and Puerto Rico ranks 83rd of 147 countries.

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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Cuba or Puerto Rico?
Cuba, at 17.7% against 16.8% in Puerto Rico as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Cuba and Puerto Rico?
0.9%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Puerto Rico?
7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Cuba ranks 80th and Puerto Rico ranks 83rd 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.