Gambia vs Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower
Gambia
16.1%
in 2025
Jamaica
14.9%
in 2024
Gambia rank
38th
Jamaica rank
41st
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time
- Gambia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 16.1% against 14.9% in Jamaica, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 38th and Jamaica ranks 41st of 181 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.6% | 12.1% | 16.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 19.8% | 1.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Gambia or Jamaica?
- Gambia, at 16.1% against 14.9% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Gambia and Jamaica?
- 1.2%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Jamaica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Jamaica rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Gambia ranks 38th and Jamaica ranks 41st of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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