Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 190 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2004
All-time low
99.4%
in 2001
Years of data
23
1999–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jamaica, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 100.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jamaica peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2001.
That places Jamaica 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in upper secondary … upper both sexes general in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 99.4% | — |
| 2000 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 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% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.1%, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 1 Argentina 100.0% compare
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahamas 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Botswana 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 100.0% compare
- 1 Kenya 100.0% compare
- 1 Kiribati 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Lucia 100.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 100.0% compare
- 1 Marshall Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Montserrat 100.0% compare
- 1 Malawi 100.0% compare
- 1 Namibia 100.0% compare
- 1 Niue 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Peru 100.0% compare
- 1 Palau 100.0% compare
- 1 Papua New Guinea 100.0% compare
- 1 Puerto Rico 100.0% compare
- 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
- 1 Solomon Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.0% compare
- 1 Samoa 100.0% compare
- 1 Zimbabwe 100.0% compare
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jamaica?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jamaica was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2001.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Jamaica ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release