Kenya vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Kenya
35.9%
in 2009
Latin America & Caribbean
19.8%
in 2019
Kenya rank
32nd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
30th

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

  • Kenya
  • Latin America & Caribbean
0204060199820082019

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 35.9% against 19.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 16.1%.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th of 143 countries.

Kenya 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, female, Kenya or Latin America & Caribbean?
Kenya, at 35.9% against 19.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2009.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?
16.1%, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2009.
How do Kenya and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Kenya ranks 32nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 30th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.