Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female was 3.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Jamaica, 1983–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Jamaica is 3.7%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.9% on the previous year and down 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Jamaica peaked at 11.3% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2018.
That places Jamaica 43rd out of 118 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 11.3% | — |
| 1987 | 8.7% | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -36.2% |
| 2008 | 11.1% | +101.8% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.7% | -55.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.0% | 8.7% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 5.5% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 3.7% | 9.1% | 6 |
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 repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Jamaica?
- Repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female in Jamaica was 3.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 1983.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female?
- Jamaica ranks 43rd out of 118 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in grade 6 of primary education, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.6%. 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 Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.