Jamaica vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Jamaica
19.5%
in 2025
Paraguay
19.9%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
52nd
Paraguay rank
51st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Jamaica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 19.9% against 19.5% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 52nd and Paraguay ranks 51st of 206 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 10.4% | 3.3% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 7.2% | 8.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 16.0% | 2.8% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Jamaica or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 19.9% against 19.5% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 0.4%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Jamaica ranks 52nd and Paraguay ranks 51st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). 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