Jamaica vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Jamaica
17.9%
in 2019
Malawi
18.6%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
33rd
Malawi rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Jamaica
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.6% against 17.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malawi ahead.
Jamaica ranks 33rd and Malawi ranks 32nd of 150 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 7.7% | 0.8% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 22.2% | 14.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 0.0% | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 18.6% against 17.9% in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Jamaica and Malawi?
- 0.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malawi?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Jamaica ranks 33rd and Malawi 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.