Primary completion rate, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Primary completion rate, female was 84.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Jamaica, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Jamaica is 84.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Jamaica peaked at 99.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 137th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 88.5% | — |
| 1977 | 90.1% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 95.4% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 91.5% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 94.4% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 95.5% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 93.0% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 94.8% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 96.9% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 96.6% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 94.8% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 90.8% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 87.4% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 83.2% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 86.6% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 89.6% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 87.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +10.9% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.3% | 88.5% | 95.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 94.4% | 91.5% | 96.9% | 6 |
| 1990s | 94.1% | 90.8% | 96.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 81.2% | 87.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 85.8% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 73.7% | 84.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 134 Sao Tome and Principe 87.2% compare
- 135 Libya 86.1% compare
- 136 Lao People's Democratic Republic 85.6% compare
- 138 El Salvador 84.2% compare
- 139 Tanzania, United Republic of 84.0% compare
- 140 Mauritius 83.2% compare
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.92 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,494 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,274 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,647 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.44 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,890 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.78 % change on previous year (2013)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Jamaica?
- Primary completion rate, female in Jamaica was 84.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Jamaica ranks 137th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.