School enrollment, secondary, private in Jamaica
Jamaica: School enrollment, secondary, private was 3.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, secondary, private in Jamaica, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary, private in Jamaica stood at 3.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Jamaica peaked at 7.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2003.
Jamaica ranks 151st of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.4% | — |
| 2002 | 2.9% | +22.9% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -43.3% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | +251.2% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -22.6% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 5.1% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -33.2% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -35.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +14.1% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +223.0% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -56.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 1.6% | 5.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 1.8% | 5.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 2.0% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 148 Liechtenstein 3.6% compare
- 149 Bulgaria 3.4% compare
- 150 Kyrgyzstan 3.3% compare
- 152 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.2% compare
- 153 Moldova 3.1% compare
- 154 Armenia 3.0% compare
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 103,444 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0379 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Jamaica?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Jamaica was 3.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2003.
- How does Jamaica rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Jamaica ranks 151st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, private (% of total secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.