Jamaica vs Low & middle income: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private

Jamaica
82.3%
in 2019
Low & middle income
35.9%
in 2019
Jamaica rank
25th
Low & middle income rank
23rd

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private over time

  • Jamaica
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 82.3% against 35.9% in Low & middle income, a difference of 46.4%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 2.3 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Jamaica ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 195 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 60.7% 19.3% 41.5% Jamaica
1980s 84.4% 20.9% 63.5% Jamaica
1990s 86.6% 21.8% 64.8% Jamaica
2000s 89.5% 27.9% 61.6% Jamaica
2010s 84.0% 33.7% 50.3% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private, Jamaica or Low & middle income?
Jamaica, at 82.3% against 35.9% in Low & middle income as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private between Jamaica and Low & middle income?
46.4%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Low & middle income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and Low & middle income rank globally for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
Jamaica ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 23rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 7,090 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students in pre-primary education enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body (e.g., non-governmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise), expressed as a percentage of total number of students enrolled in pre-primary education. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.