Belize vs North America: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Belize
10.8%
in 2019
North America
1.1%
in 2019
Belize rank
48th
North America rank
45th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Belize
- North America
How they compare
Belize currently reports 10.8% against 1.1% in North America, a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Belize's figure about 9.4 times North America's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Belize has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 48th and North America ranks 45th of 134 countries.
Belize has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.7% | 2.6% | 6.2% | Belize |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 1.0% | 8.7% | Belize |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 0.6% | 11.0% | Belize |
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, Belize or North America?
- Belize, at 10.8% against 1.1% in North America as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Belize and North America?
- 9.7%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and North America?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Belize and North America rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Belize ranks 48th and North America ranks 45th of 134 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.