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

Jamaica
17.4%
in 2019
Middle income
9.2%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
20th
Middle income rank
20th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 17.4% against 9.2% in Middle income, a difference of 8.2%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.9 times Middle income's.

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

Jamaica ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 20th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 7.7% 23.8% 16.1% Middle income
1980s 3.6% 21.8% 18.2% Middle income
1990s 8.1% 18.6% 10.5% Middle income
2000s 8.6% 16.2% 7.6% Middle income
2010s 16.0% 9.4% 6.6% 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 Middle income?
Jamaica, at 17.4% against 9.2% in Middle 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 income?
8.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Middle income?
18 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Jamaica ranks 20th and Middle income ranks 20th 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 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/