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

Puerto Rico
23.1%
in 2018
World
15.3%
in 2019
Puerto Rico rank
23rd
World rank
20th

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

  • Puerto Rico
  • World
0510152025199820082019

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 23.1% against 15.3% in World, a difference of 7.8%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.5 times World's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was World ahead.

Puerto Rico ranks 23rd and World ranks 20th of 134 countries.

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, Puerto Rico or World?
Puerto Rico, at 23.1% against 15.3% in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Puerto Rico and World?
7.8%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and World?
7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2018.
How do Puerto Rico and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Puerto Rico ranks 23rd and World ranks 20th 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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About this data

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.