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.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 99.24 | — |
| 1976 | 97.9 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 97.44 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 99.14 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 98.51 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 97.86 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 98.57 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 96.8 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 95.32 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 94.84 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 95.83 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 92.4 | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 95.88 | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 95.52 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 94.44 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 91.36 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 88.12 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 89.07 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 88.85 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 87.74 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 86.85 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 89.89 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 89.87 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.46 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 95.62 | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 99.77 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 92.67 | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 91.23 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 89.31 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 89.52 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 88.85 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.49 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 89.63 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.6 | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 87.42 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 84.98 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 92.94 | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 87.59 | -5.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 87.59 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 87.59 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.65, 92% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.68 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.66 (2024)
- 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)
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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