Indonesia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Indonesia
16.3%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
6.6%
in 2019
Indonesia rank
36th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Indonesia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 16.3% against 6.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 150 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.7% | 10.7% | 16.0% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 11.0% | 23.4% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 7.5% | 15.6% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 6.3% | 8.8% | Indonesia |
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, Indonesia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Indonesia, at 16.3% against 6.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Indonesia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 9.7%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2018.
- How do Indonesia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Indonesia ranks 36th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd 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.