British Virgin Islands vs Jamaica: Over-age students, primary

British Virgin Islands
4.9%
in 2017
Jamaica
5.3%
in 2018
British Virgin Islands rank
106th
Jamaica rank
103rd

Over-age students, primary over time

  • British Virgin Islands
  • Jamaica
5101520197619972018

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 5.3% against 4.9% in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1983 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 106th and Jamaica ranks 103rd of 191 countries.

British Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade British Virgin Islands Jamaica Difference Ahead
1980s 13.5% 6.9% 6.6% British Virgin Islands
1990s 11.2% 4.8% 6.4% British Virgin Islands
2000s 7.5% 4.7% 2.7% British Virgin Islands
2010s 6.0% 5.6% 0.5% British Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, British Virgin Islands or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 5.3% against 4.9% in British Virgin Islands as of 2018.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between British Virgin Islands and Jamaica?
0.4%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Jamaica?
19 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.
How do British Virgin Islands and Jamaica rank globally for over-age students, primary?
British Virgin Islands ranks 106th and Jamaica ranks 103rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit
% of enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.