Jamaica vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Jamaica
17.0%
in 2019
Malawi
18.1%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
32nd
Malawi rank
29th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Jamaica
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.1% against 17.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malawi ahead.
Jamaica ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 29th of 134 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 26.9% | 20.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 18.6% | 2.0% | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- Malawi, at 18.1% against 17.0% in Jamaica as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Jamaica and Malawi?
- 1.1%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malawi?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Jamaica ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 29th of 134 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
Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.