Jamaica vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Jamaica
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 17.2% against 3.5% in Upper middle income, a difference of 13.7%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 4.8 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Jamaica ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.5% | 10.3% | 6.8% | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 5.7% | 5.2% | 0.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 3.9% | 3.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 3.5% | 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, Jamaica or Upper middle income?
- Jamaica, at 17.2% against 3.5% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Jamaica and Upper middle income?
- 13.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Upper middle income?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Jamaica and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Jamaica ranks 28th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 188 countries.
- 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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About this data
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/