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

18 years are reported by both, from 1976 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 World: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Jamaica

17.7%

in 2019

World

10.0%

in 2019

Jamaica rank

16th

World rank

18th

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

Jamaica
World

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 17.7% against 10.0% in World, a difference of 7.7%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.8 times World's.

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

Jamaica ranks 16th and World ranks 18th of 148 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and World in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	World	Difference	Ahead
1970s	9.3%	18.6%	9.3%	World
1980s	5.5%	17.2%	11.7%	World
1990s	8.3%	16.7%	8.4%	World
2000s	9.1%	15.1%	6.0%	World
2010s	17.2%	10.2%	7.0%	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 World?: Jamaica, at 17.7% against 10.0% in World as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Jamaica and World?: 7.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and World?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and World rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Jamaica ranks 16th and World ranks 18th 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/