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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
6.6%
in 2019
Moldova
16.5%
in 2019
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th
Moldova rank
33rd

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Moldova
051015199820082019

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 16.5% against 6.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 9.9%.

That makes Moldova's figure about 2.5 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Moldova ranks 33rd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Moldova Difference Ahead
2000s 7.6% 6.1% 1.5% Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Moldova?
Moldova, at 16.5% against 6.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Moldova?
9.9%, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Moldova?
20 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2019.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Moldova rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th 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.