Jamaica vs Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Jamaica
17.9%
in 2019
Pacific island small states
8.4%
in 2015
Jamaica rank
33rd
Pacific island small states rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Jamaica
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 17.9% against 8.4% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.1 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Jamaica ranks 33rd and Pacific island small states ranks 30th of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Pacific island small states in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 13.8% | 6.9% | Pacific island small states |
| 2000s | 9.7% | 12.2% | 2.5% | Pacific island small states |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 7.8% | 11.6% | 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 Pacific island small states?
- Jamaica, at 17.9% against 8.4% in Pacific island small states as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Jamaica and Pacific island small states?
- 9.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Pacific island small states?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Jamaica and Pacific island small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Jamaica ranks 33rd and Pacific island small states ranks 30th 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.