Egypt vs Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Egypt
18.4%
in 2024
Jamaica
19.7%
in 2023
Egypt rank
53rd
Jamaica rank
52nd

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • Egypt
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 19.7% against 18.4% in Egypt, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 52nd of 175 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Jamaica Difference Ahead
2010s 25.9% 16.7% 9.2% Egypt
2020s 20.1% 19.8% 0.3% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Egypt or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 19.7% against 18.4% in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Egypt and Jamaica?
1.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?
7 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Egypt ranks 53rd and Jamaica ranks 52nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
175 places, 2,820 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release