Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Jamaica
Jamaica: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 95.68 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Jamaica, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Jamaica is 95.68, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Jamaica peaked at 100 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.75, in 1820.
Jamaica ranks 84th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 4.75 | — |
| 1825 | 5.85 | +23.2% |
| 1830 | 7.19 | +22.9% |
| 1835 | 8.81 | +22.5% |
| 1840 | 10.75 | +22.0% |
| 1845 | 13.05 | +21.4% |
| 1850 | 15.77 | +20.8% |
| 1855 | 18.92 | +20.0% |
| 1860 | 22.54 | +19.1% |
| 1865 | 26.63 | +18.1% |
| 1870 | 31.17 | +17.0% |
| 1875 | 35.89 | +15.1% |
| 1880 | 40.6 | +13.1% |
| 1885 | 45.32 | +11.6% |
| 1890 | 50.04 | +10.4% |
| 1895 | 54.76 | +9.4% |
| 1900 | 59.48 | +8.6% |
| 1905 | 64.19 | +7.9% |
| 1910 | 68.91 | +7.4% |
| 1915 | 72.8 | +5.6% |
| 1920 | 76.68 | +5.3% |
| 1925 | 80.57 | +5.1% |
| 1930 | 84.46 | +4.8% |
| 1935 | 88.34 | +4.6% |
| 1940 | 92.23 | +4.4% |
| 1945 | 96.11 | +4.2% |
| 1950 | 100 | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 99.18 | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 94.59 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 100 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 90 | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 98.62 | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 98.38 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 98.8 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 99.22 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 99.63 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 98.31 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 98.88 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 99.44 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 97.71 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 96.13 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 95.68 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 95.34 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 92.81 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 96.83 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 96.26 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 95.31 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 93.2 | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 91.09 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 88.56 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 89.28 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 88.91 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 87.79 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 86.87 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 89.67 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 89.5 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 90.44 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 91.38 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 95.55 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 94.02 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 92.49 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 91.9 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 91.32 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 90.73 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 89.35 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 93.03 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 89.2 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 89.5 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 90.18 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 91.01 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 88.25 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 84.58 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 92.35 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 88.01 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 95.68 | +8.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 95.68 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.11, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 95.68 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.21, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 5.3 | 4.75 | 5.85 | 2 |
| 1830s | 8 | 7.19 | 8.81 | 2 |
| 1840s | 11.9 | 10.75 | 13.05 | 2 |
| 1850s | 17.34 | 15.77 | 18.92 | 2 |
| 1860s | 24.59 | 22.54 | 26.63 | 2 |
| 1870s | 33.53 | 31.17 | 35.89 | 2 |
| 1880s | 42.96 | 40.6 | 45.32 | 2 |
| 1890s | 52.4 | 50.04 | 54.76 | 2 |
| 1900s | 61.83 | 59.48 | 64.19 | 2 |
| 1910s | 70.85 | 68.91 | 72.8 | 2 |
| 1920s | 78.62 | 76.68 | 80.57 | 2 |
| 1930s | 86.4 | 84.46 | 88.34 | 2 |
| 1940s | 94.17 | 92.23 | 96.11 | 2 |
| 1950s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1960s | 96.89 | 94.59 | 99.18 | 2 |
| 1970s | 97.5 | 90 | 100 | 6 |
| 1980s | 97.08 | 92.81 | 99.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.88 | 88.56 | 96.26 | 5 |
| 2000s | 90.34 | 86.87 | 95.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.87 | 89.2 | 93.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.77 | 84.58 | 95.68 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.66 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Jamaica?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Jamaica was 95.68 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.75 in 1820.
- How does Jamaica rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Jamaica ranks 84th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.