Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 219 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2004
All-time low
92.0%
in 1980
Years of data
37
1973–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Jamaica, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Jamaica is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Jamaica peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 92.0%, in 1980.
That places Jamaica 1st out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 97.2% | — |
| 1974 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 94.8% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 92.0% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 94.2% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 96.5% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 96.3% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 94.0% | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 99.8% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 97.1% | 94.8% | 97.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 95.6% | 92.0% | 96.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 96.9% | 94.0% | 99.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Jamaica
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 211,097 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 211,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0744 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 103,444 (2024)
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 100.0% 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 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.0% in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Jamaica ranks 1st out of 219 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 rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release