Secondary education, vocational pupils in Jamaica
Jamaica: Secondary education, vocational pupils was 0 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Jamaica, 1971–2012
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, vocational pupils in Jamaica is 0, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, vocational pupils in Jamaica peaked at 20,364 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2004.
Jamaica ranks 185th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Secondary education, vocational pupils in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4,029 | — |
| 1973 | 4,631 | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 4,105 | -11.4% |
| 1975 | 4,742 | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 4,939 | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 5,175 | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 12,513 | +141.8% |
| 1980 | 20,364 | +62.7% |
| 1981 | 14,278 | -29.9% |
| 1983 | 8,406 | -41.1% |
| 1984 | 8,508 | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 8,310 | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 8,690 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 8,661 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 8,717 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 15,070 | +72.9% |
| 1995 | 8,500 | -43.6% |
| 1997 | 8,500 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 442 | -94.8% |
| 2000 | 457 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 498 | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 382 | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 376 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, vocational pupils in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +141.8% | 5,175 | 12,513 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,733 | 4,029 | 12,513 | 7 |
| 1980s | 10,742 | 8,310 | 20,364 | 8 |
| 1990s | 8,128 | 442 | 15,070 | 4 |
| 2000s | 244.71 | 0 | 498 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 182 Barbados 73 compare
- 183 Tuvalu 19 compare
- 184 Nauru 17 compare
- 185 Bahamas 0 compare
- 185 Bermuda 0 compare
- 185 Cayman Islands 0
- 185 Comoros 0 compare
- 185 Dominica 0 compare
- 185 Gibraltar 0 compare
- 185 Grenada 0 compare
- 185 Kiribati 0 compare
- 185 Samoa 0 compare
- 185 Solomon Islands 0 compare
- 185 Somalia 0 compare
- 185 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 compare
- 185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 compare
- 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 compare
- 185 United States Virgin Islands 0
- 185 Zimbabwe 0 compare
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, vocational pupils in Jamaica?
- Secondary education, vocational pupils in Jamaica was 0 in 2012, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 20,364 in 1980.
- What is the lowest secondary education, vocational pupils recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for secondary education, vocational pupils?
- Jamaica ranks 185th out of 201 countries with data for 2012.
- Is secondary education, vocational pupils rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, vocational pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.