Puerto Rico vs South Asia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Puerto Rico
22.1%
in 2018
South Asia
7.3%
in 2019
Puerto Rico rank
21st
South Asia rank
19th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Puerto Rico
- South Asia
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 22.1% against 7.3% in South Asia, a difference of 14.8%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 3.0 times South Asia's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 21st and South Asia ranks 19th of 188 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 children of primary school age, both sexes, Puerto Rico or South Asia?
- Puerto Rico, at 22.1% against 7.3% in South Asia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Puerto Rico and South Asia?
- 14.8%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and South Asia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
- How do Puerto Rico and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Puerto Rico ranks 21st and South Asia ranks 19th of 188 countries.
- 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/