Puerto Rico vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Puerto Rico
19.6%
in 2018
Upper middle income
8.0%
in 2019
Puerto Rico rank
31st
Upper middle income rank
31st

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

  • Puerto Rico
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 19.6% against 8.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 11.6%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 2.5 times Upper middle income's.

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

Puerto Rico ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 150 countries.

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, Puerto Rico or Upper middle income?
Puerto Rico, at 19.6% against 8.0% in Upper middle income as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Puerto Rico and Upper middle income?
11.6%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Upper middle income?
7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Puerto Rico and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Puerto Rico ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 31st 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

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

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.