Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0711 units per person in 2018. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Jamaica, 1973–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0711 units per person for secondary education, general pupils, per capita in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.1095 units per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0711 units per person, in 2018.
Jamaica ranks 97th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0821 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0776 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.095 units per person | +22.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1033 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1065 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1072 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1095 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1075 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1047 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1012 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1027 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0991 units per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0977 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1018 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0994 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0987 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0891 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0875 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0866 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0863 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0863 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0919 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0917 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0975 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0947 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0943 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0822 units per person | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0802 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0768 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0772 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0725 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0711 units per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0953 units per person | 0.0776 units per person | 0.1072 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.103 units per person | 0.0977 units per person | 0.1095 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0957 units per person | 0.0891 units per person | 0.0994 units per person | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.0897 units per person | 0.0863 units per person | 0.0975 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0811 units per person | 0.0711 units per person | 0.0947 units per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,890 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.78 % change on previous year (2013)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Jamaica?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0711 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1095 units per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0711 units per person in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 97th out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.