How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?

16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.

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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary

Belize

0.8723 GPIA

in 2024

Jamaica

0.8749 GPIA

in 2024

Belize rank

105th

Jamaica rank

102nd

Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time

Belize
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.8749 GPIA against 0.8723 GPIA in Belize, a difference of 0.0026 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 105th and Jamaica ranks 102nd of 171 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.9736 GPIA	0.8939 GPIA	0.0797 GPIA	Belize
2000s	0.9863 GPIA	0.917 GPIA	0.0693 GPIA	Belize
2010s	0.9762 GPIA	0.8556 GPIA	0.1206 GPIA	Belize
2020s	0.8787 GPIA	0.9469 GPIA	0.0682 GPIA	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, Belize or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 0.8749 GPIA against 0.8723 GPIA in Belize as of 2024.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Belize and Jamaica?: 0.0026 GPIA, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?: Belize ranks 105th and Jamaica ranks 102nd of 171 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 171 places, 2,695 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release