Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Jamaica
Jamaica: Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education was 17.12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Jamaica, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 17.12 for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.4% on the previous year and up 101.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Jamaica peaked at 17.12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.56, in 1986.
That places Jamaica 82nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 6.41 | — |
| 1981 | 3.75 | -41.5% |
| 1982 | 3.72 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 3.82 | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 3.8 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 2.87 | -24.5% |
| 1986 | 2.56 | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 2.62 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 2.66 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 3.49 | +31.4% |
| 1990 | 4.76 | +36.4% |
| 1991 | 5.93 | +24.6% |
| 1992 | 7.1 | +19.7% |
| 1993 | 8.27 | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 5.52 | -33.3% |
| 2000 | 5.21 | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 4.91 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 4.76 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 4.77 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 8 | +67.7% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.92 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 7.83 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 11.74 | +49.8% |
| 2009 | 12.01 | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 12.02 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.71 | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 11.03 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 8.56 | -22.4% |
| 2014 | 8.5 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 8.52 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.74 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 8.75 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.18 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 10.38 | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 10.08 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 9.91 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 12.15 | +22.6% |
| 2023 | 10.81 | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 17.12 | +58.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.41 | 6.41 | 6.41 | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.25 | 2.56 | 3.82 | 9 |
| 1990s | 6.32 | 4.76 | 8.27 | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.52 | 4.76 | 12.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.64 | 8.5 | 12.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.01 | 9.91 | 17.12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 79 Angola 18.15 compare
- 80 Tonga 17.85 compare
- 81 French Polynesia 17.82 compare
- 83 American Samoa 17.06 compare
- 84 Central African Republic 16.73 compare
- 85 Oman 16.22 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 precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Jamaica?
- Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education in Jamaica was 17.12 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 17.12 in 2024.
- What is the lowest precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.56 in 1986.
- How does Jamaica rank for precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education?
- Jamaica ranks 82nd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level with 716 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.