Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 22.1% against 5.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 4.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st 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 children of primary school age, both sexes, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 22.1% against 5.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?
- 16.7%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
- How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Puerto Rico ranks 21st 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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About this data
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/