Jamaica vs Paraguay: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Jamaica
15.6%
in 2024
Paraguay
17.6%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
51st
Paraguay rank
48th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Jamaica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 17.6% against 15.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 2.0%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 51st and Paraguay ranks 48th of 171 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 13.0% | 3.0% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 11.8% | 4.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 15.0% | 1.4% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 17.4% | 1.2% | Paraguay |
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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 17.6% against 15.6% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 2.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Paraguay?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and Paraguay rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Jamaica ranks 51st and Paraguay ranks 48th 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, male (%). 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