How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Bhutan

23.1%

in 2018

Jamaica

21.3%

in 2019

Bhutan rank

35th

Jamaica rank

38th

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

Bhutan
Jamaica

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 23.1% against 21.3% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.8%.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

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

Bhutan ranks 35th and Jamaica ranks 38th of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	51.6%	14.2%	37.4%	Bhutan
2000s	47.4%	18.8%	28.6%	Bhutan
2010s	24.9%	23.8%	1.0%	Bhutan

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, Bhutan or Jamaica?: Bhutan, at 23.1% against 21.3% in Jamaica as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Bhutan and Jamaica?: 1.8%, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Jamaica?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Jamaica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Bhutan ranks 35th and Jamaica ranks 38th of 138 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,095 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/