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

8 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Jordan: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Jamaica

17.7%

in 2019

Jordan

22.4%

in 2019

Jamaica rank

16th

Jordan rank

14th

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

Jamaica
Jordan

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 22.4% against 17.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 4.7%.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Jordan ahead.

Jamaica ranks 16th and Jordan ranks 14th of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Jordan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.3%	13.2%	4.9%	Jordan
2000s	9.1%	9.9%	0.8%	Jordan
2010s	17.2%	23.0%	5.8%	Jordan

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 Jordan?: Jordan, at 22.4% against 17.7% in Jamaica as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Jamaica and Jordan?: 4.7%, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Jordan?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Jordan rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Jamaica ranks 16th and Jordan ranks 14th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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/