Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in Jamaica
Jamaica: Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and was 8.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
8.7%
Change on year
up 20.8%
World rank
47th
of 50 countries
All-time high
8.7%
in 2021
All-time low
5.1%
in 2018
Years of data
6
2015–2021
Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in Jamaica, 2015–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in Jamaica stood at 8.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.8% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
That places Jamaica 47th out of 50 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.8% | — |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.1% | 7.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 44 Georgia 12.7% compare
- 45 Côte d'Ivoire 10.5% compare
- 46 Azerbaijan 10.4% compare
- 48 Uzbekistan 7.5% compare
- 49 Ecuador 5.6%
- 50 Thailand 5.1% compare
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 74,537 (2015)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in Jamaica?
- Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and in Jamaica was 8.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and?
- Jamaica ranks 47th out of 50 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and configured sofware and apps, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release