Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Jamaica, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Jamaica stood at 0.5%.
That represents a change of down 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Jamaica peaked at 1.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2019.
That places Jamaica 138th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +77.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -55.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +45.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.5%, 35% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.4%, 22% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,043 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Jamaica?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Jamaica was 0.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Jamaica ranks 138th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release