Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Jamaica, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 86.2% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Jamaica peaked at 86.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.8%, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 74th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 70.1% | — |
| 2000 | 64.8% | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 68.8% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 75.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 82.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 76.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.3% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.1% | 70.1% | 70.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.7% | 64.8% | 69.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 75.6% | 82.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 76.4% | 86.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 103,444 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0379 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Jamaica?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Jamaica was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.8% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Jamaica ranks 74th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release