Bolivia vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Bolivia
13.5%
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2.9%
in 2019
Bolivia rank
41st
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
39th

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

  • Bolivia
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2.557.51012.515199820082019

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 13.5% against 2.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 10.6%.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 4.6 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 41st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 150 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 7.8% 8.5% 0.7% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 3.2% 6.0% 2.8% Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 8.7% 4.3% 4.4% Bolivia

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, Bolivia or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Bolivia, at 13.5% against 2.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bolivia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
10.6%, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bolivia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Bolivia ranks 41st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th 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

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.