Lower secondary completion rate, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Jamaica, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 85.3% for lower secondary completion rate, male in 2024.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Jamaica peaked at 97.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 1976.
That places Jamaica 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 74.7% | — |
| 1977 | 74.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 87.7% | +17.4% |
| 1981 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 86.0% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 84.7% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 92.1% | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 95.8% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 92.1% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 89.6% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 89.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 85.9% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 93.3% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 83.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 82.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.7% | 74.7% | 74.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 86.6% | 84.7% | 87.7% | 6 |
| 1990s | 93.3% | 92.1% | 95.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 85.9% | 95.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 90.9% | 82.3% | 97.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 82.5% | 85.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 95 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 87.5% compare
- 96 India 86.9% compare
- 97 Slovakia 85.9% compare
- 99 South Africa 85.2% compare
- 100 Mexico 84.8% compare
- 101 Timor-Leste 84.4% compare
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 87,177 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Jamaica?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Jamaica was 85.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 1976.
- How does Jamaica rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Jamaica ranks 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.