Bahamas vs Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bahamas
19.3%
in 2025
Jamaica
20.0%
in 2025
Bahamas rank
54th
Jamaica rank
51st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 20.0% against 19.3% in Bahamas, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Bahamas ranks 54th and Jamaica ranks 51st of 206 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 12.5% | 3.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 12.6% | 2.3% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 17.9% | 1.6% | 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, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 20.0% against 19.3% in Bahamas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 0.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bahamas ranks 54th and Jamaica ranks 51st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release