Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Vanuatu: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
21.5%
in 2019
Vanuatu
43.7%
in 2015
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
28th
Vanuatu rank
27th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Vanuatu
20406080100198620022019

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 43.7% against 21.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 22.2%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Vanuatu ranks 27th of 45 groups.

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 32.1% 87.6% 55.5% Vanuatu
2000s 29.6% 76.7% 47.0% Vanuatu
2010s 25.1% 43.0% 17.9% Vanuatu

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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 43.7% against 21.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
22.2%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Vanuatu?
10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Vanuatu rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Vanuatu ranks 27th of 45 groups.
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.