How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Upper middle income?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

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.

Jamaica vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Jamaica

18.7%

in 2019

Upper middle income

8.0%

in 2019

Jamaica rank

33rd

Upper middle income rank

31st

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

Jamaica
Upper middle income

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 18.7% against 8.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.7%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.3 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Jamaica ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 134 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.3%	16.1%	8.8%	Upper middle income
2000s	10.6%	12.8%	2.2%	Upper middle income
2010s	21.4%	7.8%	13.6%	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 Upper middle income?: Jamaica, at 18.7% against 8.0% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Jamaica and Upper middle income?: 10.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Upper middle income?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?: Jamaica ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 31st 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: 04 September 2026

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.