Jamaica vs Kenya: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Jamaica
19.8%
in 2023
Kenya
20.8%
in 2009
Jamaica rank
55th
Kenya rank
52nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- Jamaica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 20.8% against 19.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 55th and Kenya ranks 52nd of 179 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Jamaica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 20.8% against 19.8% in Jamaica as of 2009.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Jamaica and Kenya?
- 1.0%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kenya?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2005.
- How do Jamaica and Kenya rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Jamaica ranks 55th and Kenya ranks 52nd of 179 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, both sexes (%). 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