Jamaica vs Lesotho: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Jamaica
17.9%
in 2019
Lesotho
17.4%
in 2016
Jamaica rank
33rd
Lesotho rank
34th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Jamaica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 17.9% against 17.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Lesotho ahead.
Jamaica ranks 33rd and Lesotho ranks 34th of 150 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 39.3% | 35.8% | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 26.1% | 22.9% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 25.9% | 19.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 19.0% | 9.3% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 13.3% | 6.1% | 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 Lesotho?
- Jamaica, at 17.9% against 17.4% in Lesotho as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Jamaica and Lesotho?
- 0.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Lesotho?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
- How do Jamaica and Lesotho rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Jamaica ranks 33rd and Lesotho ranks 34th 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.