Jamaica vs Turks and Caicos Islands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Jamaica
17.9%
in 2019
Turks and Caicos Islands
19.6%
in 2018
Jamaica rank
33rd
Turks and Caicos Islands rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Jamaica
- Turks and Caicos Islands
How they compare
Turks and Caicos Islands currently reports 19.6% against 17.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Turks and Caicos Islands's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
Jamaica ranks 33rd and Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 30th of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Turks and Caicos Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Turks and Caicos Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 21.6% | 14.6% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.5% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 30.5% | 12.1% | Turks and Caicos Islands |
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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands, 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 1.7%, with Turks and Caicos Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Turks and Caicos Islands?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
- How do Jamaica and Turks and Caicos Islands rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Jamaica ranks 33rd and Turks and Caicos Islands 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.