Indonesia vs Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Indonesia
16.3%
in 2018
Jamaica
17.9%
in 2019
Indonesia rank
36th
Jamaica rank
33rd

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

  • Indonesia
  • Jamaica
0204060197219952019

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 17.9% against 16.3% in Indonesia, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 33rd of 150 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 57.7% 8.8% 48.9% Indonesia
2000s 24.8% 9.3% 15.5% Indonesia
2010s 14.5% 18.9% 4.4% 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, Indonesia or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 17.9% against 16.3% in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Indonesia and Jamaica?
1.6%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Jamaica?
10 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Jamaica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Indonesia ranks 36th and Jamaica ranks 33rd of 150 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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.