How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Post-demographic dividend?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

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

Jamaica vs Post-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Jamaica

20.2%

in 2019

Post-demographic dividend

4.7%

in 2019

Jamaica rank

40th

Post-demographic dividend rank

40th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Jamaica
Post-demographic dividend

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 20.2% against 4.7% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 15.5%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 4.3 times Post-demographic dividend's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 40th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 40th of 142 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Post-demographic dividend	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.8%	10.6%	3.2%	Jamaica
2000s	17.2%	8.4%	8.7%	Jamaica
2010s	21.3%	5.2%	16.1%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Jamaica or Post-demographic dividend?: Jamaica, at 20.2% against 4.7% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Jamaica and Post-demographic dividend?: 15.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Post-demographic dividend?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Jamaica ranks 40th and Post-demographic dividend ranks 40th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/