Jamaica vs Maldives: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper
Jamaica
19.8%
in 2023
Maldives
19.2%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
55th
Maldives rank
58th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time
- Jamaica
- Maldives
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 19.8% against 19.2% in Maldives, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Maldives ahead.
Jamaica ranks 55th and Maldives ranks 58th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 23.2% | 4.0% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 19.4% | 3.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 32.1% | 13.9% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 10.7% | 27.0% | Jamaica |
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?
- Jamaica, at 19.8% against 19.2% in Maldives as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Jamaica and Maldives?
- 0.6%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Jamaica ranks 55th and Maldives ranks 58th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release