Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Trained teachers in secondary education, female was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Jamaica, 2014–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in secondary education, female in Jamaica is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education, female in Jamaica peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.8%, in 2014.
Jamaica ranks 1st of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 86.8% | — |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 95.8% | 86.8% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0%
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0%
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0% compare
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Naoero 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 United States of America 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trained teachers in secondary education, female in Jamaica?
- Trained teachers in secondary education, female in Jamaica was 100.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.8% in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for trained teachers in secondary education, female?
- Jamaica ranks 1st out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in secondary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.