How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu?

10 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Vanuatu: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

21.1%

in 2019

Vanuatu

43.7%

in 2015

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

29th

Vanuatu rank

27th

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 43.7% against 21.1% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 22.6%.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
1990s	31.6%	87.6%	56.0%	Vanuatu
2000s	29.1%	76.7%	47.6%	Vanuatu
2010s	24.7%	43.0%	18.4%	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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 43.7% against 21.1% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu?: 22.6%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Vanuatu rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 29th 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: 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.