Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 183 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
0.9984 GPIA
in 1999
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jamaica stood at 1 GPIA.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jamaica peaked at 1 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9984 GPIA, in 1999.
Jamaica ranks 129th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.9984 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9987 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9989 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9984 GPIA | 0.9984 GPIA | 0.9984 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 0.9987 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 126 Canada 1.01 GPIA compare
- 127 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 128 Cote d'Ivoire 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Antigua and Barbuda 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Bahamas 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Botswana 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Kiribati 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Marshall Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Malawi 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Nauru 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Peru 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Palau 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Solomon Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Venezuela 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Samoa 1 GPIA compare
- 129 Zimbabwe 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Jamaica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
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 1 GPIA 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 1 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9984 GPIA in 1999.
- How does Jamaica rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Jamaica ranks 129th out of 183 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release