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

8 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2004.

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.

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

Jamaica

71,992 number

in 2019

Nicaragua

74,847 number

in 2010

Jamaica rank

56th

Nicaragua rank

53rd

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

Jamaica
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 74,847 number against 71,992 number in Jamaica, a difference of 2,855 number.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 56th and Nicaragua ranks 53rd of 149 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1980s	18,244 number	362,883 number	344,638 number	Nicaragua
2000s	42,204 number	185,484 number	143,280 number	Nicaragua

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, Jamaica or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 74,847 number against 71,992 number in Jamaica as of 2010.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Jamaica and Nicaragua?: 2,855 number, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Nicaragua?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2004.
How do Jamaica and Nicaragua rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Jamaica ranks 56th and Nicaragua ranks 53rd 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/