Bolivia vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Bolivia
13.8%
in 2018
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
6.6%
in 2019
Bolivia rank
37th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th

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

  • Bolivia
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
57.51012.515199820082019

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 13.8% against 6.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7.2%.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 37th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 10.9% 10.9% 0.1% Bolivia
2000s 3.9% 4.8% 0.9% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 8.9% 6.2% 2.7% Bolivia

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, Bolivia or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Bolivia, at 13.8% against 6.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bolivia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
7.2%, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bolivia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Bolivia ranks 37th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.