Latin America & Caribbean vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Latin America & Caribbean
6.7%
in 2019
Turks and Caicos Islands
19.6%
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 19.6% against 6.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 12.9%.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 2.9 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Turks and Caicos Islands has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 30th of 45 groups.
Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 21.6% | 11.3% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 8.4% | 0.8% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 30.5% | 24.0% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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, Latin America & Caribbean or Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 12.9%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 30th 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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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.