How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Puerto Rico?

5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.

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.

Jamaica vs Puerto Rico: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Jamaica

17.9%

in 2019

Puerto Rico

19.6%

in 2018

Jamaica rank

33rd

Puerto Rico rank

31st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

Jamaica
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 19.6% against 17.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.7%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 33rd and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 150 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Jamaica or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 19.6% against 17.9% in Jamaica as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Jamaica and Puerto Rico?: 1.7%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Puerto Rico?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Jamaica ranks 33rd and Puerto Rico ranks 31st 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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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: 04 September 2026

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.