Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.7221 GPIA in 2003. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Jamaica, 1973–2003
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.7221 GPIA for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2003. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Jamaica peaked at 1.39 GPIA in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.7221 GPIA, in 2003.
Jamaica ranks 107th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.7588 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.8404 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.8467 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8235 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.9545 GPIA | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 1.27 GPIA | +33.1% |
| 1980 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.39 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.921 GPIA | -33.9% |
| 1984 | 0.9269 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.907 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9226 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9636 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 1 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 1.28 GPIA | +27.8% |
| 2000 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.21 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7807 GPIA | -35.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7221 GPIA | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9158 GPIA | 0.7588 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.907 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.14 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.9965 GPIA | 0.7221 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 103,444 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0379 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Jamaica?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Jamaica was 0.7221 GPIA in 2003, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 GPIA in 1981.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7221 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Jamaica ranks 107th out of 198 countries with data for 2003.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release