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
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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

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.