Jamaica vs Mozambique: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Jamaica
14.6%
in 2024
Mozambique
16.3%
in 2022
Jamaica rank
52nd
Mozambique rank
49th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Jamaica
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 16.3% against 14.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Mozambique ahead.
Jamaica ranks 52nd and Mozambique ranks 49th of 178 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 56.8% | 41.7% | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 45.5% | 30.0% | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 21.2% | 7.2% | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 16.3% | 14.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Jamaica or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 16.3% against 14.6% in Jamaica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Jamaica and Mozambique?
- 1.7%, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mozambique?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2022.
- How do Jamaica and Mozambique rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Jamaica ranks 52nd and Mozambique ranks 49th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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