Egypt vs Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male
Egypt
20.4%
in 2025
Jamaica
21.1%
in 2025
Egypt rank
99th
Jamaica rank
96th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male over time
- Egypt
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 21.1% against 20.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jamaica ahead.
Egypt ranks 99th and Jamaica ranks 96th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.8% | 33.5% | 9.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 25.0% | 11.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 27.2% | 2.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male, Egypt or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 21.1% against 20.4% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Egypt and Jamaica?
- 0.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Egypt ranks 99th and Jamaica ranks 96th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). 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