Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 87.59 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
87.59
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
27th
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.77
in 2009
All-time low
81.6
in 2019
Years of data
38
1975–2023
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Jamaica, 1975–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 87.59 for total net enrolment rate: primary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Jamaica peaked at 99.77 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 81.6, in 2019.
Jamaica ranks 27th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.43 | 97.44 | 99.24 | 4 |
| 1980s | 96.22 | 92.4 | 98.57 | 9 |
| 1990s | 92.36 | 88.12 | 95.52 | 4 |
| 2000s | 91.01 | 86.85 | 99.77 | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.04 | 81.6 | 92.67 | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.24 | 84.98 | 92.94 | 4 |
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: primary education in Jamaica?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Jamaica was 87.59 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.77 in 2009.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6 in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Jamaica ranks 27th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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