Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Moldova: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
6.6%
in 2019
Moldova
16.5%
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Moldova rank
33rd

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Moldova
051015199820082019

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 16.5% against 6.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 9.9%.

That makes Moldova's figure about 2.5 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Moldova ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Moldova in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Moldova Difference Ahead
2000s 7.5% 6.1% 1.4% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 6.2% 14.7% 8.5% Moldova

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 (excluding high income) or Moldova?
Moldova, at 16.5% against 6.6% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Moldova?
9.9%, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Moldova?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Moldova rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Moldova ranks 33rd 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, 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.