Jamaica vs Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Jamaica
17.1%
in 2019
Pacific island small states
6.4%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
24th
Pacific island small states rank
24th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

  • Jamaica
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 17.1% against 6.4% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 10.7%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.7 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Jamaica ranks 24th and Pacific island small states ranks 24th of 148 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Pacific island small states in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 6.1% 10.0% 3.9% Pacific island small states
1980s 1.6% 14.3% 12.7% Pacific island small states
1990s 7.8% 13.4% 5.6% Pacific island small states
2000s 8.1% 10.6% 2.4% Pacific island small states
2010s 14.7% 6.1% 8.6% 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, Jamaica or Pacific island small states?
Jamaica, at 17.1% against 6.4% in Pacific island small states as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Jamaica and Pacific island small states?
10.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Pacific island small states?
18 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Pacific island small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Jamaica ranks 24th and Pacific island small states 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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/