Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 1973
All-time low
0.9711 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
35
1973–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Jamaica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Jamaica peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.9711 GPIA, in 1981.
Jamaica ranks 148th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9831 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.9732 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.9711 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9995 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 GPIA | 0.9831 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.9928 GPIA | 0.9711 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.9997 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 145 Congo 1 GPIA compare
- 146 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 147 Papua New Guinea 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Botswana 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Western Sahara 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Falkland Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Guam 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Nigeria 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Nauru 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Sierra Leone 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Somalia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Turkmenistan 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 148 United States 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Venezuela 1 GPIA compare
- 148 United States Virgin Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Zambia 1 GPIA compare
- 148 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.92 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,494 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,274 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,647 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.44 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,890 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.78 % change on previous year (2013)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Jamaica?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Jamaica was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9711 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Jamaica ranks 148th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release