Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
6.7%
in 2018
Puerto Rico
20.9%
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
23rd
Puerto Rico rank
26th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Puerto Rico
1020304050197019942018

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 20.9% against 6.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 14.2%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 3.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 26th 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, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 20.9% against 6.7% 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, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Puerto Rico?
14.2%, 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, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd and Puerto Rico ranks 26th 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,144 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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