Over-age students, primary in Jamaica
Jamaica: Over-age students, primary was 5.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Jamaica, 1976–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2018, over-age students, primary in Jamaica stood at 5.3%.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Jamaica peaked at 8.1% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2001.
Jamaica ranks 103rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8.1% | — |
| 1977 | 7.5% | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 7.7% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 6.6% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 6.8% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 6.0% | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 7.5% | +24.9% |
| 1989 | 5.2% | -30.5% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 5.3% | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -20.2% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 5.7% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.8% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Jamaica?
- Over-age students, primary in Jamaica was 5.3% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 1976.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2001.
- How does Jamaica rank for over-age students, primary?
- Jamaica ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.