Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male was 81.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Jamaica, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Jamaica is 81.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Jamaica peaked at 81.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2001.
That places Jamaica 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 68.7% | — |
| 2000 | 62.5% | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 62.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 66.3% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.6% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 75.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.7% | 68.7% | 68.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 62.3% | 66.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 73.2% | 80.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 75.8% | 81.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 74 Turks and Caicos Islands 84.4% compare
- 75 Republic of Moldova 83.9% compare
- 76 Ukraine 83.7% compare
- 78 Fiji 81.6% compare
- 79 Sao Tome and Principe 81.1% compare
- 80 Namibia 80.6% 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, upper secondary, male in Jamaica?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male in Jamaica was 81.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2001.
- How does Jamaica rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male?
- Jamaica ranks 77th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release