Jamaica vs Kiribati: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Jamaica
18.9%
in 2025
Kiribati
19.4%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
56th
Kiribati rank
55th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Jamaica
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 19.4% against 18.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 56th and Kiribati ranks 55th of 206 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 11.7% | 3.0% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 0.0% | 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 Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 19.4% against 18.9% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Jamaica and Kiribati?
- 0.5%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kiribati?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Kiribati rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Jamaica ranks 56th and Kiribati ranks 55th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). 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