Jamaica vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): 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
- Jamaica
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 17.4% against 7.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 10.0%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
Jamaica ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 149 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 27.9% | 20.1% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 24.0% | 20.4% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 17.7% | 9.6% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 14.0% | 5.4% | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 8.2% | 7.8% | 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Jamaica, at 17.4% against 7.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 10.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Jamaica ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 149 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, 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 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/