Jamaica vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Jamaica
18.7%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
8.7%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
33rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
30th

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

  • Jamaica
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
510152025197619972019

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 18.7% against 8.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 10.0%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Jamaica ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 7.3% 16.2% 8.9% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 10.6% 14.3% 3.6% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 21.4% 10.7% 10.7% 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, male, Jamaica or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Jamaica, at 18.7% against 8.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
10.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Jamaica ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th 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.