School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Jamaica
Jamaica: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 81.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Jamaica, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 81.3% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Jamaica peaked at 99.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2018.
Jamaica ranks 135th of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 96.3% | — |
| 1976 | 93.7% | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 94.4% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 98.1% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 97.7% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 99.0% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 97.8% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 96.9% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 95.0% | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 98.8% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 97.7% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 96.0% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 91.7% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 88.6% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.6% | 93.7% | 98.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 97.6% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 93.9% | 90.2% | 97.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 90.3% | 92.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 81.3% | 88.6% | 4 |
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, primary, female in Jamaica?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Jamaica was 81.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1983.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Jamaica ranks 135th out of 167 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.