Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education was 79.32 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Jamaica, 1976–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Jamaica is 79.32, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Jamaica peaked at 99.4 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 79.29, in 2021.
Jamaica ranks 28th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 91.34 | — |
| 1977 | 99.4 | +8.8% |
| 1981 | 98.08 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 98.21 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 98.54 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 99.15 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 96.84 | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 87.78 | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 84.19 | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 83.7 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 85.29 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 85.66 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 90.35 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 88.4 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 84.7 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 86.9 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 86.08 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.9 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 80.5 | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 82.33 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 82.23 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.29 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 80.64 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 79.32 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.37 | 91.34 | 99.4 | 2 |
| 1980s | 98.16 | 96.84 | 99.15 | 5 |
| 1990s | 87.78 | 87.78 | 87.78 | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.26 | 83.7 | 90.35 | 6 |
| 2010s | 83.66 | 80.5 | 86.9 | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.75 | 79.29 | 80.64 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Jamaica?
- Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Jamaica was 79.32 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4 in 1977.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.29 in 2021.
- How does Jamaica rank for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education?
- Jamaica ranks 28th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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