East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
3.5%
in 2019
Jamaica
17.2%
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
29th
Jamaica rank
28th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Jamaica
051015197519972019

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 17.2% against 3.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 13.7%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 4.9 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1986 it was East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Jamaica ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Jamaica Difference Ahead
1980s 6.6% 3.4% 3.2% East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 5.1% 5.7% 0.6% Jamaica
2000s 4.8% 7.7% 2.9% Jamaica
2010s 3.5% 14.4% 10.9% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 17.2% against 3.5% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Jamaica?
13.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Jamaica?
18 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Jamaica rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Jamaica ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). 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 of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/