Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Jamaica
Jamaica: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Jamaica, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.0% for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Jamaica peaked at 2.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2020.
That places Jamaica 11th out of 62 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +97.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -53.1% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Jamaica?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Jamaica was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Jamaica ranks 11th out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release