Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age) - Country Ranking - Central America & the Caribbean

Definition: Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Honduras 40.89 2020
2 Guatemala 36.77 2020
3 Panama 25.19 2020
4 Jamaica 21.53 2020
5 El Salvador 21.49 2019
6 Grenada 18.12 2003
7 Puerto Rico 18.07 2016
8 Belize 16.06 2020
9 St. Kitts and Nevis 15.47 2012
10 Cayman Islands 14.07 2020
11 Cuba 12.15 2020
12 Trinidad and Tobago 10.99 2004
13 Nicaragua 10.78 2010
14 St. Lucia 9.52 2020
15 The Bahamas 9.40 2004
16 Dominican Republic 8.26 2020
17 Barbados 3.74 2020
18 Costa Rica 3.57 2020
19 Antigua and Barbuda 3.28 2019
20 Dominica 1.03 2015
21 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.04 2019

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Limitations and Exceptions: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate. Lastly, the international comparability of this indicator can be affected by the use of different concepts of enrolment and out-of-school children across countries.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The rate of out-of-school adolescents allows to compare across countries with different population sizes. It shows the share of official lower secondary age adolescents who never attended school or dropped out to the population of official lower secondary school age. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. Population data are drawn from the United Nations Population Division. Using a single source for population data standardizes definitions, estimations, and interpolation methods, ensuring a consistent methodology across countries and minimizing potential enumeration problems in national censuses. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual