Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Jamaica
Jamaica: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 50.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Jamaica, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Jamaica stood at 50.5%.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Jamaica peaked at 52.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2022.
Jamaica ranks 52nd of 62 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 49.0% | — |
| 2014 | 49.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 48.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 50.0% | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -95.2% |
| 2023 | 51.9% | +2070.7% |
| 2024 | 50.5% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.9% | 48.6% | 51.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 2.4% | 52.3% | 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 50.5% 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 52.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Jamaica ranks 52nd 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 up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release