Cambodia vs North America: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Cambodia
13.3%
in 2015
North America
0.9%
in 2019
Cambodia rank
44th
North America rank
45th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Cambodia
- North America
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 13.3% against 0.9% in North America, a difference of 12.4%.
That makes Cambodia's figure about 14.2 times North America's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.
Cambodia ranks 44th and North America ranks 45th of 150 countries.
Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.3% | 3.1% | 82.2% | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 1.1% | 59.5% | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 1.0% | 19.4% | Cambodia |
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, Cambodia or North America?
- Cambodia, at 13.3% against 0.9% in North America as of 2015.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cambodia and North America?
- 12.4%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and North America?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
- How do Cambodia and North America rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Cambodia ranks 44th and North America ranks 45th 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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About this data
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.