Latin America and Caribbean data measures the share of the population aged 15-24 who are in school and not employed. The dataset is produced by the LAC Equity Lab, part of the World Bank. Temporal coverage and update frequency are not specified.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the 'in school and not employed' metric across countries and years to assess education policy effectiveness.
- Correlate the youth school enrollment share with other socioeconomic indicators to model human capital outcomes.
- Benchmark national performance against regional averages using the calculated percentage values.
- Study potential trade-offs between education participation and youth employment using the defined status metric.
Strengths
- Data focuses on a specific, policy-relevant demographic group (ages 15-24).
- Metric provides a clear, standardized measure for cross-country comparison.
Limitations
- Sample size, row count, and temporal coverage are unknown, limiting reproducibility assessment.
- The dataset scope is limited to the Latin America and Caribbean region, reducing global applicability.
- Lack of column details prevents understanding of granular features like gender or sub-national breakdowns.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank / LAC Equity Lab
- Collection Method
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- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Latin America and Caribbean region