School enrollment, secondary, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: School enrollment, secondary, male was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary, male in Jamaica, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary, male in Jamaica stood at 84.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, male in Jamaica peaked at 89.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 1974.
That places Jamaica 123rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 49.8% | — |
| 1974 | 46.2% | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 53.7% | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 57.9% | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 60.6% | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 62.8% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 65.8% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 63.5% | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 63.1% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 62.0% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 63.3% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 60.4% | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 61.7% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 64.6% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 62.1% | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 66.5% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 62.3% | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 79.4% | +27.4% |
| 2000 | 78.0% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 83.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 85.9% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 88.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 82.9% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.2% | 46.2% | 62.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 62.9% | 60.4% | 65.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 69.4% | 62.3% | 79.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 77.8% | 89.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 82.5% | 88.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.1% | 82.9% | 85.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 120 Cayman Islands 85.1% compare
- 121 Philippines 84.5% compare
- 122 Saint Lucia 84.3% compare
- 124 Iran 84.2% compare
- 125 Kenya 83.9% compare
- 126 Samoa 83.8% 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 school enrollment, secondary, male in Jamaica?
- School enrollment, secondary, male in Jamaica was 84.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 1974.
- How does Jamaica rank for school enrollment, secondary, male?
- Jamaica ranks 123rd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary, 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.