Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Suriname: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
6.7%
in 2019
Suriname
18.6%
in 2015
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
33rd
Suriname rank
34th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 18.6% against 6.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 11.9%.

That makes Suriname's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Suriname ranks 34th of 45 groups.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 5.6% 30.7% 25.1% Suriname
2010s 6.5% 20.1% 13.6% Suriname

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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Suriname?
Suriname, at 18.6% against 6.7% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
11.9%, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname?
7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2015.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Suriname rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Suriname 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, 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.