Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Jamaica

Jamaica: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 22,209 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
22,209 number
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
68th
of 138 countries
All-time high
25,519 number
in 2015
All-time low
15,703 number
in 2005
Years of data
14
1999–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Jamaica, 1999–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1999200920191999: 17.9k number2000: 23.4k number2001: 25.4k number2002: 23.0k number2003: 22.4k number2004: 16.1k number2005: 15.7k number2013: 24.7k number2014: 24.5k number2015: 25.5k number2016: 23.8k number2017: 23.2k number2018: 23.0k number2019: 22.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Jamaica is 22,209 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Jamaica peaked at 25,519 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15,703 number, in 2005.

That places Jamaica 68th out of 138 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Jamaica, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 17,902 number
2000 23,376 number +30.6%
2001 25,403 number +8.7%
2002 22,989 number -9.5%
2003 22,389 number -2.6%
2004 16,096 number -28.1%
2005 15,703 number -2.4%
2013 24,697 number +57.3%
2014 24,540 number -0.6%
2015 25,519 number +4.0%
2016 23,849 number -6.5%
2017 23,169 number -2.9%
2018 22,998 number -0.7%
2019 22,209 number -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,902 number 17,902 number 17,902 number 1
2000s 20,993 number 15,703 number 25,403 number 6
2010s 23,854 number 22,209 number 25,519 number 7

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 65 Palestine, State of 29,181 number compare
  2. 66 Hungary 28,413 number compare
  3. 67 Republic of Moldova 27,284 number compare
  4. 69 Lesotho 21,468 number compare
  5. 70 Namibia 20,721 number compare
  6. 71 United Arab Emirates 18,949 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Jamaica?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Jamaica was 22,209 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 25,519 number in 2015.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 15,703 number in 2005.
How does Jamaica rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Jamaica ranks 68th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/