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

Jamaica: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 25,860 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
25,860 number
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
70th
of 138 countries
All-time high
34,508 number
in 2015
All-time low
18,972 number
in 1999
Years of data
14
1999–2019

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k1999200920191999: 19.0k number2000: 26.4k number2001: 27.0k number2002: 26.0k number2003: 27.7k number2004: 22.2k number2005: 23.8k number2013: 34.5k number2014: 33.9k number2015: 34.5k number2016: 32.2k number2017: 30.0k number2018: 27.2k number2019: 25.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Jamaica stood at 25,860 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Jamaica peaked at 34,508 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18,972 number, in 1999.

Jamaica ranks 70th of 138 countries on this measure, 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, male in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in Jamaica, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 18,972 number
2000 26,439 number +39.4%
2001 27,021 number +2.2%
2002 25,954 number -3.9%
2003 27,734 number +6.9%
2004 22,153 number -20.1%
2005 23,776 number +7.3%
2013 34,458 number +44.9%
2014 33,938 number -1.5%
2015 34,508 number +1.7%
2016 32,235 number -6.6%
2017 29,956 number -7.1%
2018 27,228 number -9.1%
2019 25,860 number -5.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,972 number 18,972 number 18,972 number 1
2000s 25,513 number 22,153 number 27,734 number 6
2010s 31,169 number 25,860 number 34,508 number 7

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 67 Puerto Rico 28,783 number compare
  2. 68 Republic of Moldova 27,546 number compare
  3. 69 Peru 26,864 number compare
  4. 71 Poland 25,778 number compare
  5. 72 Namibia 22,753 number compare
  6. 73 Serbia 22,659 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, male in Jamaica?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in Jamaica was 25,860 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 34,508 number in 2015.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 18,972 number in 1999.
How does Jamaica rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
Jamaica ranks 70th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 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/