LAC Equity Lab provides a dataset measuring the share of the male population aged 19-24 that is in school and not employed. This indicator focuses on youth in Latin America and the Caribbean. The data is sourced from the World Bank's platform.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the 'share_in_school' metric over time to assess education policy effectiveness.
- Correlate male youth school enrollment rates with regional economic indicators like GDP growth.
- Compare 'share_in_school' values across different countries within the LAC region to identify disparities.
- Model the relationship between male youth school attendance and subsequent labor market outcomes.
Strengths
- Data is produced by a recognized institution, the LAC Equity Lab, in partnership with the World Bank.
- Focuses on a specific, policy-relevant demographic: males aged 19-24.
Limitations
- The dataset scope is limited to male youth, providing no direct comparison to female youth rates.
- Specific sample size, time range, and geographic granularity (country-level vs. sub-national) are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- LAC Equity Lab via World Bank.
- Collection Method
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- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Latin America and the Caribbean.