Secondary education, teachers in Jamaica
Jamaica: Secondary education, teachers was 71.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Jamaica, 1984–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers in Jamaica stood at 71.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Jamaica peaked at 73.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 1988.
That places Jamaica 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 66.1% | — |
| 1985 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 60.9% | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 66.4% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 67.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 73.3% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 71.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 71.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.1% | 60.9% | 66.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 66.8% | 66.5% | 67.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 66.8% | 68.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 68.0% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 71.5% | 72.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 72.4% compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 72.4% compare
- 30 Lebanon 72.0% compare
- 32 British Virgin Islands 71.8% compare
- 33 Syria 71.6% compare
- 34 Poland 71.5% compare
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Jamaica?
- Secondary education, teachers in Jamaica was 71.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 1988.
- How does Jamaica rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Jamaica ranks 31st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.