Start month of the academic school year in Jamaica
Jamaica: Start month of the academic school year was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 221 countries
All-time high
10
in 2021
All-time low
9
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Jamaica, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 9 for start month of the academic school year in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Jamaica peaked at 10 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1997.
Jamaica ranks 24th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
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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 start month of the academic school year in Jamaica?
- Start month of the academic school year in Jamaica was 9 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2021.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 1997.
- How does Jamaica rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Jamaica ranks 24th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year 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 Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release