Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Jamaica

Jamaica: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 49,735 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
49,735 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
62nd
of 136 countries
All-time high
56,602 number
in 2015
All-time low
33,999 number
in 1999
Years of data
11
1999–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Jamaica, 1999–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1999200920191999: 34.0k number2000: 39.0k number2001: 39.7k number2002: 40.7k number2003: 44.9k number2004: 35.4k number2015: 56.6k number2016: 51.4k number2017: 49.1k number2018: 49.4k number2019: 49.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Jamaica stood at 49,735 number.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Jamaica peaked at 56,602 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33,999 number, in 1999.

That places Jamaica 62nd out of 136 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Jamaica, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 33,999 number
2000 38,968 number +14.6%
2001 39,669 number +1.8%
2002 40,709 number +2.6%
2003 44,886 number +10.3%
2004 35,409 number -21.1%
2015 56,602 number +59.9%
2016 51,431 number -9.1%
2017 49,111 number -4.5%
2018 49,410 number +0.6%
2019 49,735 number +0.7%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 49,735 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,735 number, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 49,735 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46,072 number, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33,999 number 33,999 number 33,999 number 1
2000s 39,928 number 35,409 number 44,886 number 5
2010s 51,258 number 49,111 number 56,602 number 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 59 Djibouti 58,868 number compare
  2. 60 Poland 55,694 number compare
  3. 61 Bulgaria 50,081 number compare
  4. 63 Australia 47,903 number compare
  5. 64 Chile 42,410 number compare
  6. 65 Canada 42,055 number compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Jamaica?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Jamaica was 49,735 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 56,602 number in 2015.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 33,999 number in 1999.
How does Jamaica rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Jamaica ranks 62nd out of 136 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.5%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/