Secondary net enrollment gpi in Jamaica
Jamaica: Secondary net enrollment gpi was 1.33 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary net enrollment gpi in Jamaica, 1976–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary net enrollment gpi in Jamaica is 1.33, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 31.5% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary net enrollment gpi in Jamaica peaked at 1.33 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 2004.
That places Jamaica 2nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary net enrollment gpi in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.05 | — |
| 1999 | 1.03 | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.04 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.02 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.02 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.01 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.01 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.07 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.02 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.06 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.01 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.33 | +31.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.33 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.33 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary net enrollment gpi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +31.5% | 1.01 | 1.33 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1.05 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.05 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.11 | 1.01 | 1.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 1 Cape Verde 1.67 compare
- 3 Senegal 1.25 compare
- 4 Bangladesh 1.24 compare
- 5 Suriname 1.22 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 net enrollment gpi in Jamaica?
- Secondary net enrollment gpi in Jamaica was 1.33 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest secondary net enrollment gpi recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary net enrollment gpi recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for secondary net enrollment gpi?
- Jamaica ranks 2nd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary net enrollment gpi rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Secondary net enrollment gpi. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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