Jamaica vs Latin America & Caribbean: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Jamaica
17.9%
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean
6.7%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
33rd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Jamaica
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 17.9% against 6.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 11.2%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Jamaica ranks 33rd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd of 150 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 10.6% | 6.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 10.3% | 3.4% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 8.8% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 6.5% | 12.6% | 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- Jamaica, at 17.9% against 6.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 11.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Jamaica ranks 33rd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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
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.