Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Jamaica
Jamaica: Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled was 97.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Jamaica, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 97.3 for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Jamaica peaked at 112.71 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 87.74, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 142nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 108.39 | 105.96 | 112.71 | 9 |
| 1980s | 103.49 | 100.16 | 106.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.37 | 91.03 | 100.75 | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.04 | 90.57 | 100.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.59 | 91.36 | 97.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.33 | 87.74 | 97.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Jamaica?
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled in Jamaica was 97.3 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 112.71 in 1974.
- What is the lowest primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.74 in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled?
- Jamaica ranks 142nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates Our World in Data
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About this data
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates with 569 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.