World Bank data from the LAC Equity Lab measures the share of the population aged 19-24 who are enrolled in school and not employed. This indicator focuses on youth in Latin America and the Caribbean. The dataset is part of the Social Protection and Labor thematic collection.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in the 'share_in_school_not_employed' metric across countries to assess education system retention.
- Correlate youth school enrollment rates with other labor market indicators to study education-employment trade-offs.
- Model regional disparities in post-secondary education participation using country-level geographic labels.
- Benchmark national policies by comparing a country's enrollment share against regional averages over time.
Strengths
- Sourced from the authoritative World Bank and LAC Equity Lab.
- Provides a focused demographic indicator for the 19-24 age bracket.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are unknown.
- Geographic coverage may be limited to Latin America and the Caribbean, introducing regional bias.
Provenance
- Source
- World Bank / LAC Equity Lab
- Collection Method
- null
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Likely Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)