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
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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

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.