Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Jamaica

Jamaica: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0711 units per person in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.0711 units per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
97th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.1095 units per person
in 1980
All-time low
0.0711 units per person
in 2018
Years of data
32
1973–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Jamaica, 1973–2018

00.0250.050.0750.11973199520181973: 0.082 units per person1974: 0.078 units per person1975: 0.095 units per person1976: 0.103 units per person1977: 0.107 units per person1979: 0.107 units per person1980: 0.109 units per person1981: 0.108 units per person1983: 0.105 units per person1984: 0.101 units per person1985: 0.103 units per person1986: 0.099 units per person1987: 0.098 units per person1988: 0.102 units per person1990: 0.099 units per person1991: 0.099 units per person1999: 0.089 units per person2000: 0.088 units per person2001: 0.087 units per person2002: 0.086 units per person2003: 0.086 units per person2004: 0.092 units per person2005: 0.092 units per person2009: 0.098 units per person2010: 0.095 units per person2011: 0.094 units per person2013: 0.082 units per person2014: 0.08 units per person2015: 0.077 units per person2016: 0.077 units per person2017: 0.072 units per person2018: 0.071 units per person

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

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Jamaica, 1973 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 94 Georgia 0.0724 units per person compare
  2. 95 Republic of Moldova 0.0722 units per person compare
  3. 96 Aruba 0.0716 units per person compare
  4. 98 Malaysia 0.0701 units per person compare
  5. 99 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0701 units per person compare
  6. 100 Barbados 0.0697 units per person compare

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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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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

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 9,345 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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.