School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Jamaica
Jamaica: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) was 92.8% in 2011. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Jamaica, 1975–2011
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 92.8% for school enrollment, preprimary, male in 2011. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Jamaica peaked at 92.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 1975.
That places Jamaica 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 50.5% | — |
| 1976 | 63.3% | +25.3% |
| 1977 | 68.1% | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 74.2% | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 72.2% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 66.2% | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 68.5% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 74.9% | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 73.9% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 75.9% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 77.5% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 75.6% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 80.3% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 79.4% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 77.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 88.1% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 87.6% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.0% | 50.5% | 74.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 69.0% | 66.2% | 72.2% | 3 |
| 1990s | 75.6% | 73.9% | 77.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 76.4% | 90.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 92.8% | 92.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.68 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.66 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Jamaica?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Jamaica was 92.8% in 2011, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 1975.
- How does Jamaica rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Jamaica ranks 44th out of 194 countries with data for 2011.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.