Bhutan vs OECD members: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Bhutan
18.0%
in 2018
OECD members
3.6%
in 2019
Bhutan rank
35th
OECD members rank
37th

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

  • Bhutan
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 18.0% against 3.6% in OECD members, a difference of 14.4%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 5.0 times OECD members's.

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

Bhutan ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 37th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan OECD members Difference Ahead
1990s 47.6% 7.4% 40.2% Bhutan
2000s 35.9% 4.1% 31.8% Bhutan
2010s 21.0% 3.4% 17.7% Bhutan

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, male, Bhutan or OECD members?
Bhutan, at 18.0% against 3.6% in OECD members as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Bhutan and OECD members?
14.4%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and OECD members?
16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and OECD members rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Bhutan ranks 35th and OECD members ranks 37th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.