How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Philippines?

10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Philippines: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Bhutan

12.0%

in 2018

Philippines

10.7%

in 2018

Bhutan rank

50th

Philippines rank

52nd

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

Bhutan
Philippines

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 12.0% against 10.7% in Philippines, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

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

Bhutan ranks 50th and Philippines ranks 52nd of 150 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	51.8%	26.5%	25.3%	Bhutan
2000s	33.6%	8.5%	25.1%	Bhutan
2010s	13.8%	8.5%	5.4%	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Bhutan or Philippines?: Bhutan, at 12.0% against 10.7% in Philippines as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bhutan and Philippines?: 1.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Philippines?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Philippines rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Bhutan ranks 50th and Philippines ranks 52nd of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower 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 adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.