How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Caribbean Small States vs Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Caribbean Small States

14.5%

in 2019

Puerto Rico

23.1%

in 2018

Caribbean Small States rank

21st

Puerto Rico rank

23rd

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

Caribbean Small States
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 23.1% against 14.5% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 8.6%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.6 times Caribbean Small States's.

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

Caribbean Small States ranks 21st and Puerto Rico ranks 23rd 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, male, Caribbean Small States or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 23.1% against 14.5% in Caribbean Small States as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Caribbean Small States and Puerto Rico?: 8.6%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Puerto Rico?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Caribbean Small States and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Caribbean Small States ranks 21st and Puerto Rico ranks 23rd 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, 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: 04 September 2026

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.