El Salvador vs Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
21.9%
in 2024
Jamaica
20.7%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
42nd
Jamaica rank
43rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 21.9% against 20.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 42nd and Jamaica ranks 43rd of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 14.6% | 1.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 16.4% | 1.8% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 20.2% | 2.2% | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- El Salvador, at 21.9% against 20.7% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 1.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd and Jamaica ranks 43rd of 183 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 (%). 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