Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Jamaica

Jamaica: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 1,990 number in 2002. ▲ Rising

Latest (2002)
1,990 number
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
129th
of 176 countries
All-time high
1,990 number
in 2002
All-time low
567 number
in 1971
Years of data
6
1971–2002

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Jamaica, 1971–2002

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1971198620021971: 567 number1974: 638 number1987: 1.0k number2000: 1.8k number2001: 1.8k number2002: 2.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 1,990 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in 2002. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 93.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Jamaica peaked at 1,990 number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 567 number, in 1971.

Jamaica ranks 129th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 602.5 number 567 number 638 number 2
1980s 1,028 number 1,028 number 1,028 number 1
2000s 1,843 number 1,751 number 1,990 number 3

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 126 Iceland 2,192 number compare
  2. 127 Kuwait 2,165 number compare
  3. 128 Liberia 2,028 number compare
  4. 130 Bahrain 1,839 number compare
  5. 131 Malta 1,735 number compare
  6. 132 Trinidad and Tobago 1,720 number compare

See the full ranking of 221 places →

More education data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Jamaica?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Jamaica was 1,990 number in 2002, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 1,990 number in 2002.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 567 number in 1971.
How does Jamaica rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
Jamaica ranks 129th out of 176 countries with data for 2002.
Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 93.6%. 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 Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Jamaica. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-tertiary-education-programmes-both-sexes-number/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/teachers-in-tertiary-education-programmes-both-sexes-number/jamaica/">Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Jamaica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
221 places, 5,942 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.