El Salvador vs Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 17.1% against 14.6% in El Salvador, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 26th and Jamaica ranks 24th of 148 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 0.5% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 14.2% | 1.9% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 17.1% against 14.6% in El Salvador as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 2.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- El Salvador ranks 26th and Jamaica ranks 24th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). 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 and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/