Argentina vs Jamaica: Number of out-of-school children of primary school age

Argentina
33,513
in 2022
Jamaica
27,604
in 2023
Argentina rank
15th
Jamaica rank
16th

Number of out-of-school children of primary school age over time

  • Argentina
  • Jamaica
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019962023

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 33,513 against 27,604 in Jamaica, a difference of 5,909.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 15th and Jamaica ranks 16th of 36 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 107,895 2,657 105,238 Argentina
1980s 107,691 13,953 93,738 Argentina
1990s 114,319 30,303 84,016 Argentina
2000s 18,546 40,219 21,673 Jamaica
2010s 26,751 56,937 30,186 Jamaica
2020s 35,241 27,289 7,952 Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of out-of-school children of primary school age, Argentina or Jamaica?
Argentina, at 33,513 against 27,604 in Jamaica as of 2022.
What is the difference in number of out-of-school children of primary school age between Argentina and Jamaica?
5,909, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Jamaica?
20 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Jamaica rank globally for number of out-of-school children of primary school age?
Argentina ranks 15th and Jamaica ranks 16th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as Number of out-of-school children of primary school age (UNESCO). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Argentina vs Jamaica: Number of out-of-school children of primary school age. Statizoid, drawing on UNICEF. Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-out-of-school-children-of-primary-school-age-unesco/argentina/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/number-of-out-of-school-children-of-primary-school-age-unesco/argentina/jamaica/">Argentina vs Jamaica: Number of out-of-school children of primary school age</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Number of out-of-school children of primary school age (UNESCO)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
36 places, 953 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed