Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity was 0.988 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica is 0.988 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.979 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.979 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.988 GPIA | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9973 GPIA | 0.979 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 3 |
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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, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica was 0.988 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.979 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Jamaica ranks 143rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release