How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Namibia?

13 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2007.

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.

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

Latin America & Caribbean

21.0%

in 2019

Namibia

38.9%

in 2007

Latin America & Caribbean rank

30th

Namibia rank

32nd

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

Latin America & Caribbean
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 38.9% against 21.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 17.9%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	34.0%	30.5%	3.5%	Latin America & Caribbean
2000s	29.2%	40.1%	10.8%	Namibia

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 or Namibia?: Namibia, at 38.9% against 21.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2007.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean and Namibia?: 17.9%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Namibia?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2007.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Namibia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th and Namibia ranks 32nd 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: 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.