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

17 years are reported by both, from 1979 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.

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

Cuba

10.2%

in 2019

Philippines

10.7%

in 2018

Cuba rank

55th

Philippines rank

52nd

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

Cuba
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 10.7% against 10.2% in Cuba, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Philippines ahead.

Cuba ranks 55th and Philippines ranks 52nd of 150 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1970s	8.1%	28.9%	20.9%	Philippines
1990s	13.2%	20.6%	7.4%	Philippines
2000s	2.6%	8.5%	5.9%	Philippines
2010s	3.1%	7.9%	4.7%	Philippines

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, Cuba or Philippines?: Philippines, at 10.7% against 10.2% in Cuba as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cuba and Philippines?: 0.5%, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Philippines?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Cuba and Philippines rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Cuba ranks 55th 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.