Jamaica vs Late-demographic dividend: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Jamaica
18.7%
in 2019
Late-demographic dividend
5.3%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
33rd
Late-demographic dividend rank
35th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time

  • Jamaica
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 18.7% against 5.3% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 13.4%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 3.5 times Late-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Late-demographic dividend ahead.

Jamaica ranks 33rd and Late-demographic dividend ranks 35th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Late-demographic dividend in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1990s 7.3% 15.0% 7.7% Late-demographic dividend
2000s 10.6% 12.0% 1.4% Late-demographic dividend
2010s 21.4% 5.8% 15.5% 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, male, Jamaica or Late-demographic dividend?
Jamaica, at 18.7% against 5.3% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Jamaica and Late-demographic dividend?
13.4%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Late-demographic dividend?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Jamaica ranks 33rd and Late-demographic dividend 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.