How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Puerto Rico?

7 years are reported by both, from 2011 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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Latin America & Caribbean

6.7%

in 2019

Puerto Rico

19.6%

in 2018

Latin America & Caribbean rank

32nd

Puerto Rico rank

31st

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

Latin America & Caribbean
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 19.6% against 6.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 12.9%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 45 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Latin America & Caribbean or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 19.6% against 6.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Latin America & Caribbean and Puerto Rico?: 12.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Puerto Rico?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 45 groups.
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: 18 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.