How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.

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.

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

Cambodia

14.1%

in 2015

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

6.6%

in 2019

Cambodia rank

36th

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

34th

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

Cambodia
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 14.1% against 6.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 7.5%.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 2.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Cambodia has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 36th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 134 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	88.7%	10.9%	77.8%	Cambodia
2000s	63.0%	7.9%	55.1%	Cambodia
2010s	21.4%	6.1%	15.3%	Cambodia

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, Cambodia or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Cambodia, at 14.1% against 6.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Cambodia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 7.5%, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Cambodia and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Cambodia ranks 36th 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: 18 September 2026

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.