School enrollment, secondary in Jamaica
Jamaica: School enrollment, secondary was 74.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Jamaica, 1975–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 74.0% for school enrollment, secondary in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Jamaica peaked at 81.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 1975.
Jamaica ranks 93rd of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 55.3% | — |
| 1976 | 57.8% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 59.2% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 64.4% | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 61.6% | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 59.6% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 60.5% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 58.1% | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | +39.7% |
| 2000 | 76.3% | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 75.4% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 72.9% | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +1.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 74.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.4%, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 74.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.3%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, secondary in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +39.7% | 58.1% | 81.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.4% | 55.3% | 59.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 60.8% | 58.1% | 64.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 81.2% | 81.2% | 81.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.5% | 75.4% | 80.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 71.9% | 76.8% | 7 |
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 school enrollment, secondary in Jamaica?
- School enrollment, secondary in Jamaica was 74.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 1975.
- How does Jamaica rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Jamaica ranks 93rd out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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, secondary (% 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. 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.