How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe?

10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.

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.

Cuba vs Sao Tome and Principe: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Cuba

17.7%

in 2019

Sao Tome and Principe

17.3%

in 2015

Cuba rank

80th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

81st

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

Cuba
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 17.7% against 17.3% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Cuba ranks 80th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st of 147 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18.5%	54.6%	36.1%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	18.5%	30.5%	12.0%	Sao Tome and Principe

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, Cuba or Sao Tome and Principe?: Cuba, at 17.7% against 17.3% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.4%, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2015.
How do Cuba and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Cuba ranks 80th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 81st 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: 04 September 2026

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.