Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 84.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Jamaica, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 84.9% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2019.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Jamaica peaked at 102.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 75.6%, in 1999.
That places Jamaica 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 75.6% | — |
| 2000 | 79.2% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 90.4% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 102.8% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 100.2% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 83.1% | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 81.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 82.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.6% | 75.6% | 75.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 77.4% | 95.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 78.6% | 102.8% | 10 |
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More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,248 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 74,537 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.92 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,494 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,274 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,647 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.44 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Jamaica?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Jamaica was 84.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 102.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.6% in 1999.
- How does Jamaica rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Jamaica ranks 95th out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.