Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education was 81.33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Jamaica, 1999–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Jamaica is 81.33, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Jamaica peaked at 83.02 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64.82, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 70.07 | — |
| 2000 | 64.82 | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 64.85 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.85 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 65.98 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 68.8 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 68.98 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.27 | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 76.47 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 75.54 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 81.24 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 83.02 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 78.58 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 77.58 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 76.73 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 76.41 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.33 | +6.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 81.33 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.1, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 81.33 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80.51, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.07 | 70.07 | 70.07 | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.71 | 64.82 | 68.98 | 6 |
| 2010s | 78.53 | 75.54 | 83.02 | 7 |
| 2020s | 78.16 | 76.41 | 81.33 | 3 |
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: upper secondary education in Jamaica?
- Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education in Jamaica was 81.33 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 83.02 in 2017.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.82 in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education?
- Jamaica ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: upper secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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