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

7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.

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.

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

6.6%

in 2019

Puerto Rico

15.7%

in 2018

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

34th

Puerto Rico rank

34th

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 15.7% against 6.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 9.1%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 2.4 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Puerto Rico ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

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 Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 15.7% 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Puerto Rico?: 9.1%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Puerto Rico?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Puerto Rico ranks 34th 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: 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.