How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Namibia?

10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2007.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Namibia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

12.4%

in 2019

Namibia

36.3%

in 2007

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

37th

Namibia rank

38th

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 36.3% against 12.4% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 23.9%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.9 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 38th of 45 groups.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.9%	38.3%	11.4%	Namibia
2000s	23.2%	38.1%	14.9%	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, male, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Namibia?: Namibia, at 36.3% against 12.4% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2007.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Namibia?: 23.9%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Namibia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2007.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Namibia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 38th of 45 groups.
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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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