Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 95.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Jamaica, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Jamaica is 95.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Jamaica peaked at 97.7% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 72.5%, in 2019.
That places Jamaica 82nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 97.2% | — |
| 1977 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 97.4% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 95.9% | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 94.5% | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 94.0% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 96.3% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 92.0% | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 95.0% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 94.8% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 93.6% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 91.6% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 87.7% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 88.9% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 87.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 86.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 90.1% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 95.7% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 91.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 86.1% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 88.6% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 89.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 95.6% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.9% | 96.5% | 97.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 95.6% | 92.0% | 97.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 91.9% | 87.7% | 94.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 86.8% | 95.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 72.5% | 92.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 85.4% | 95.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 79 Costa Rica 95.9% compare
- 80 United States 95.8% compare
- 81 Bangladesh 95.7% compare
- 83 Uganda 95.2% compare
- 84 Uzbekistan 95.1% compare
- 85 Iraq 95.1% compare
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.92 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,494 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,274 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,647 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.44 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,890 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.78 % change on previous year (2013)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Jamaica?
- Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Jamaica was 95.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 1983.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.5% in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
- Jamaica ranks 82nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release