El Salvador vs Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
El Salvador
19.9%
in 2024
Jamaica
20.1%
in 2023
El Salvador rank
42nd
Jamaica rank
41st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- El Salvador
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 20.1% against 19.9% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 42nd and Jamaica ranks 41st of 162 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 13.5% | 2.8% | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 15.2% | 2.2% | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 18.7% | 1.6% | El Salvador |
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, El Salvador or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 20.1% against 19.9% in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Jamaica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Jamaica rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd and Jamaica ranks 41st of 162 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 (%). 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