Caribbean Small States vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Caribbean Small States
9.4%
in 2019
Turks and Caicos Islands
27.8%
in 2015
Caribbean Small States rank
14th
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
13th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Caribbean Small States
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
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How they compare

Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 27.8% against 9.4% in Caribbean Small States, a difference of 18.4%.

That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 3.0 times Caribbean Small States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Caribbean Small States ahead.

Caribbean Small States ranks 14th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 13th of 45 groups.

Turks and Caicos Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Caribbean Small States Turks and Caicos Islands Difference Ahead
1990s 7.2% 13.3% 6.1% Turks and Caicos Islands
2000s 6.8% 18.4% 11.6% Turks and Caicos Islands
2010s 7.3% 30.7% 23.5% Turks and Caicos Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Caribbean Small States or Turks and Caicos Islands?
Turks and Caicos Islands, at 27.8% against 9.4% in Caribbean Small States as of 2015.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Caribbean Small States and Turks and Caicos Islands?
18.4%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean Small States and Turks and Caicos Islands?
12 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2015.
How do Caribbean Small States and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Caribbean Small States ranks 14th and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 13th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/