Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Jamaica
Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 8.3% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Jamaica, 2013–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Jamaica stood at 8.3%.
That represents a change of down 16.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over five years.
Jamaica ranks 74th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 7.6% | — |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -56.2% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | +111.4% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +54.2% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -16.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 8.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 92% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 8.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.2%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 children one year younger than official in Jamaica?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Jamaica was 8.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
- How does Jamaica rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
- Jamaica ranks 74th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/