ALECSO: Member Countries vs Jamaica: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes

ALECSO: Member Countries
35.1%
in 2024
Jamaica
26.2%
in 2015
ALECSO: Member Countries rank
116th
Jamaica rank
118th

Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • ALECSO: Member Countries
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

ALECSO: Member Countries currently reports 35.1% against 26.2% in Jamaica, a difference of 8.9%.

That makes ALECSO: Member Countries's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1971 it was ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.

ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 116th and Jamaica ranks 118th of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, ALECSO: Member Countries averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ALECSO: Member Countries Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 6.2% 5.6% 0.6% ALECSO: Member Countries
1980s 9.3% 5.6% 3.8% ALECSO: Member Countries
1990s 12.1% 7.4% 4.7% ALECSO: Member Countries
2000s 19.7% 18.2% 1.5% ALECSO: Member Countries
2010s 25.7% 25.8% 0.1% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes, ALECSO: Member Countries or Jamaica?
ALECSO: Member Countries, at 35.1% against 26.2% in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes between ALECSO: Member Countries and Jamaica?
8.9%, with ALECSO: Member Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ALECSO: Member Countries and Jamaica?
25 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do ALECSO: Member Countries and Jamaica rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes?
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 116th and Jamaica ranks 118th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
415 places, 15,139 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release