Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0039 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Jamaica, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per capita in Jamaica is 0.0039 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.0066 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 units per person, in 1985.
That places Jamaica 157th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0036 units per person | — |
| 1984 | 0.0036 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0035 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0039 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0045 units per person | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 units per person | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0048 units per person | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 units per person | +38.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0056 units per person | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0049 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0047 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0047 units per person | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 units per person | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 units per person | +17.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0039 units per person | -12.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0039 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 56% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0039 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 units per person, 67% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0066 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.68 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.66 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Jamaica?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0039 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 units per person in 1985.
- How does Jamaica rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 157th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers 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, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, 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, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.