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

12 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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Belize

19.0%

in 2019

Jamaica

19.1%

in 2019

Belize rank

43rd

Jamaica rank

42nd

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

Belize
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 19.1% against 19.0% in Belize, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 43rd and Jamaica ranks 42nd of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.3%	13.4%	12.9%	Belize
2000s	19.8%	16.2%	3.6%	Belize
2010s	19.1%	18.9%	0.2%	Belize

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, Belize or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 19.1% against 19.0% in Belize as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Belize and Jamaica?: 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Belize ranks 43rd and Jamaica ranks 42nd 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, female (%). 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, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 4,097 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/