Jamaica vs SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Jamaica
20.1%
in 2023
SDG: Australia and New Zealand
0.3%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
41st
SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank
39th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Jamaica
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 20.1% against 0.3% in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 19.8%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 66.9 times SDG: Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 41st and SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 39th of 162 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | SDG: Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 3.2% | 9.6% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 0.5% | 13.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 0.3% | 18.4% | 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 SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Jamaica, at 20.1% against 0.3% in SDG: Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Jamaica and SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- 19.8%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Jamaica ranks 41st and SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 39th 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