How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

10.2%

in 2019

Puerto Rico

23.1%

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank

24th

Puerto Rico rank

23rd

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 23.1% against 10.2% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 12.9%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 2.3 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th 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, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 23.1% against 10.2% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?: 12.9%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th 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: 18 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.