How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Jamaica?

9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Jamaica: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Ecuador

69,274 number

in 2018

Jamaica

71,992 number

in 2019

Ecuador rank

58th

Jamaica rank

56th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Ecuador
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 71,992 number against 69,274 number in Ecuador, a difference of 2,718 number.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 58th and Jamaica ranks 56th of 149 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	281,391 number	40,451 number	240,940 number	Ecuador
2000s	252,273 number	46,317 number	205,956 number	Ecuador
2010s	48,347 number	66,668 number	18,321 number	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Ecuador or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 71,992 number against 69,274 number in Ecuador as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Ecuador and Jamaica?: 2,718 number, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Jamaica?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Ecuador and Jamaica rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Ecuador ranks 58th and Jamaica ranks 56th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/