School enrollment, secondary in Jamaica
Jamaica: School enrollment, secondary was 84.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Jamaica, 1973–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 84.5% for school enrollment, secondary in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Jamaica peaked at 91.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1974.
Jamaica ranks 130th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 52.0% | — |
| 1974 | 48.0% | -7.7% |
| 1975 | 57.7% | +20.1% |
| 1976 | 61.8% | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 63.1% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 65.6% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 69.5% | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 67.2% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 64.3% | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 65.4% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 63.9% | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 65.3% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 63.5% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 63.3% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 66.6% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 65.2% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 69.0% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 64.5% | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +25.5% |
| 2000 | 80.0% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 85.7% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 84.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 86.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 89.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 86.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 84.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.0% | 48.0% | 65.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 65.4% | 63.3% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.5% | 64.5% | 81.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 79.9% | 90.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 83.8% | 91.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 81.5% | 85.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Jamaica?
- School enrollment, secondary in Jamaica was 84.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 91.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1974.
- How does Jamaica rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Jamaica ranks 130th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 (% 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.