Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Jamaica
20.0%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
21.8%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
51st
Trinidad and Tobago rank
50th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 21.8% against 20.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 51st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 50th of 206 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.5% | 9.3% | 3.2% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 9.9% | 2.6% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 16.5% | 1.4% | 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 21.8% against 20.0% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 1.8%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Jamaica ranks 51st and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 50th 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