Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 18.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Jamaica, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 18.7% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in 2019.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 166.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Jamaica peaked at 23.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1977.
Jamaica ranks 33rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17.3% | — |
| 1977 | 4.8% | -72.4% |
| 1984 | 6.0% | +26.5% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | +20.9% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | +69.8% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 12.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | -49.7% |
| 2005 | 7.0% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 23.3% | +232.8% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -1.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 18.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 2.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 18.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.8%, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +232.8% | 7.0% | 23.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.1% | 4.8% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 6.3% | 12.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 18.7% | 23.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,597 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,265 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 211,097 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Jamaica?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Jamaica was 18.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1977.
- How does Jamaica rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Jamaica ranks 33rd out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.