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

11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

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.

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

Jamaica

19.1%

in 2019

Lesotho

19.6%

in 2016

Jamaica rank

42nd

Lesotho rank

41st

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

Jamaica
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 19.6% against 19.1% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Jamaica ranks 42nd and Lesotho ranks 41st of 138 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.4%	25.1%	11.7%	Lesotho
2000s	15.7%	26.2%	10.5%	Lesotho
2010s	18.8%	16.5%	2.3%	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 Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 19.6% against 19.1% in Jamaica as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Jamaica and Lesotho?: 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Jamaica and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Jamaica ranks 42nd and Lesotho ranks 41st 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/