Jamaica vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Jamaica
17.0%
in 2019
Paraguay
15.0%
in 2012
Jamaica rank
32nd
Paraguay rank
35th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Jamaica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 17.0% against 15.0% in Paraguay, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 32nd and Paraguay ranks 35th of 134 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 20.1% | 13.6% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 15.0% | 6.7% | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Jamaica, at 17.0% against 15.0% in Paraguay as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 2.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2005.
- How do Jamaica and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Jamaica ranks 32nd and Paraguay ranks 35th 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.