Jamaica vs Maldives: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Jamaica
19.7%
in 2023
Maldives
20.6%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
52nd
Maldives rank
49th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- Jamaica
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 20.6% against 19.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Maldives ahead.
Jamaica ranks 52nd and Maldives ranks 49th of 175 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 19.4% | 1.5% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 15.6% | 5.5% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 26.4% | 10.0% | Maldives |
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, Jamaica or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 20.6% against 19.7% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Jamaica and Maldives?
- 0.9%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Jamaica ranks 52nd and Maldives ranks 49th 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
February 2026 Data Release