Jamaica vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Jamaica
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 18.6% against 8.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Jamaica ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 139 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 15.8% | 4.9% | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 15.0% | 2.9% | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 8.8% | 8.8% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Jamaica or Upper middle income?
- Jamaica, at 18.6% against 8.5% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Jamaica and Upper middle income?
- 10.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Upper middle income?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Jamaica ranks 26th and Upper middle income ranks 29th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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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About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/