Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male was 53.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Jamaica, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Jamaica is 53.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.3% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Jamaica peaked at 90.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2024.
That places Jamaica 149th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 88.8% | — |
| 1999 | 86.4% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 82.5% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 84.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.1% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 87.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 83.5% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 80.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 78.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | -32.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.8% | 88.8% | 88.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.4% | 86.4% | 86.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 82.5% | 90.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 78.7% | 84.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 53.3% | 78.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 87,177 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,248 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Jamaica?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male in Jamaica was 53.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2024.
- How does Jamaica rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male?
- Jamaica ranks 149th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release