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

13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.

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

Jamaica vs Kuwait: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Jamaica

0.5059 GPIA

in 2024

Kuwait

0.5273 GPIA

in 2021

Jamaica rank

149th

Kuwait rank

147th

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

Jamaica
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.5273 GPIA against 0.5059 GPIA in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0214 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kuwait ahead.

Jamaica ranks 149th and Kuwait ranks 147th of 169 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.8839 GPIA	1.01 GPIA	0.1258 GPIA	Kuwait
2000s	0.9514 GPIA	0.6275 GPIA	0.3239 GPIA	Jamaica
2010s	0.8617 GPIA	0.3213 GPIA	0.5404 GPIA	Jamaica
2020s	0.931 GPIA	0.5273 GPIA	0.4038 GPIA	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, Jamaica or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 0.5273 GPIA against 0.5059 GPIA in Jamaica as of 2021.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Jamaica and Kuwait?: 0.0214 GPIA, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Kuwait?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
How do Jamaica and Kuwait rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Jamaica ranks 149th and Kuwait ranks 147th of 169 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 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: 169 places, 2,667 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release