Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jamaica
Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 21.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jamaica, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 21.3% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2019.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jamaica peaked at 25.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1999.
Jamaica ranks 38th 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.2% | — |
| 2000 | 19.7% | +39.0% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | -21.2% |
| 2005 | 16.8% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | +44.2% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 21.3% | -2.6% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 21.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.2%, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 21.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.3%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.6% | 15.8% | 20.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 21.3% | 25.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 35 Bhutan 23.1% compare
- 36 Cayman Islands 22.9% compare
- 37 Cape Verde 21.5% compare
- 39 Puerto Rico 21.3% compare
- 40 Indonesia 20.9% compare
- 41 Republic of Moldova 20.6% compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jamaica?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Jamaica was 21.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1999.
- How does Jamaica rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Jamaica ranks 38th out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of adolescents and youth of 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/