Jamaica vs Romania: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Jamaica
18.9%
in 2025
Romania
17.9%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
56th
Romania rank
59th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Jamaica
- Romania
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 18.9% against 17.9% in Romania, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 56th and Romania ranks 59th of 206 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.1% | 2.6% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 9.3% | 8.8% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 14.9% | 4.7% | 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 Romania?
- Jamaica, at 18.9% against 17.9% in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Jamaica and Romania?
- 1.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Romania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Romania rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Jamaica ranks 56th and Romania ranks 59th 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