Jamaica - School enrollment

School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Jamaica was 63.56 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.89 in 2013 and a minimum value of 44.43 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 44.43
1975 53.08
1976 69.35
1977 71.77
1978 70.15
1979 76.47
1980 76.51
1981 69.41
1982 72.41
1983 76.71
1984 73.92
1985 71.90
1986 74.24
1987 71.18
1988 77.43
1989 75.64
1990 76.42
1991 75.23
1995 77.35
1996 78.25
1999 78.72
2000 82.81
2001 77.29
2002 81.31
2003 79.59
2004 89.30
2005 91.50
2007 89.14
2008 87.75
2009 91.85
2013 96.89
2014 77.01
2015 84.07
2016 71.87
2017 74.52
2018 73.33
2019 76.23
2020 63.56

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Jamaica was 63.25 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.77 in 2013 and a minimum value of 55.75 in 1975.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1975 55.75
1976 75.63
1977 75.52
1979 78.81
1980 80.97
1981 72.69
1987 74.00
1990 78.02
1991 76.60
1995 78.86
1996 79.02
1999 81.98
2000 85.43
2001 78.20
2002 83.33
2003 81.41
2004 90.57
2005 92.88
2007 90.70
2008 90.20
2009 93.63
2013 96.77
2014 79.32
2015 86.77
2016 71.07
2017 74.66
2018 74.82
2019 77.82
2020 63.25

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Jamaica was 63.86 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 45 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 97.02 in 2013 and a minimum value of 50.49 in 1975.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1975 50.49
1976 63.25
1977 68.13
1979 74.20
1980 72.20
1981 66.23
1987 68.46
1990 74.86
1991 73.91
1995 75.89
1996 77.51
1999 75.62
2000 80.31
2001 76.42
2002 79.38
2003 77.86
2004 88.09
2005 90.18
2007 87.64
2008 85.40
2009 90.14
2013 97.02
2014 74.77
2015 81.45
2016 72.65
2017 74.38
2018 71.91
2019 74.71
2020 63.86

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Jamaica was 90.62 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109.37 in 1972 and a minimum value of 90.62 in 2007.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 108.48
1972 109.37
1973 105.04
1974 107.81
1975 100.83
1976 100.62
1977 101.09
1978 102.69
1979 104.65
1980 103.68
1981 103.35
1982 104.80
1983 104.65
1984 103.68
1985 102.72
1986 102.07
1987 104.53
1988 102.58
1989 103.86
1990 102.70
1991 101.38
1993 98.07
1999 94.40
2000 95.96
2001 95.90
2002 96.16
2003 94.70
2004 96.28
2005 94.78
2007 90.62

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Jamaica was 90.83 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110.06 in 1972 and a minimum value of 90.83 in 2007.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 109.14
1972 110.06
1973 105.09
1974 107.76
1975 101.58
1976 101.54
1977 102.04
1978 103.84
1979 105.83
1980 105.37
1981 104.34
1983 105.79
1984 104.89
1985 103.68
1986 102.99
1987 103.90
1988 102.72
1989 104.26
1990 102.70
1991 101.73
1993 96.82
1999 94.53
2000 95.84
2001 95.51
2002 96.06
2003 94.77
2004 96.44
2005 94.55
2007 90.83

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Jamaica was 90.42 as of 2007. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 108.70 in 1972 and a minimum value of 90.42 in 2007.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 107.83
1972 108.70
1973 104.98
1974 107.87
1975 100.09
1976 99.73
1977 100.17
1978 101.58
1979 103.50
1980 102.06
1981 102.40
1983 103.56
1984 102.51
1985 101.81
1986 101.19
1987 105.14
1988 102.44
1989 103.47
1990 102.70
1991 101.04
1993 99.29
1999 94.28
2000 96.08
2001 96.27
2002 96.25
2003 94.63
2004 96.13
2005 95.01
2007 90.42

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Jamaica was 81.02 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.10 in 1989 and a minimum value of 81.02 in 2018.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1975 95.15
1976 92.50
1977 92.97
1979 96.48
1980 96.50
1981 96.41
1983 97.44
1984 96.24
1985 95.50
1986 95.70
1987 97.76
1988 94.64
1989 98.10
1990 97.37
1991 95.73
1993 92.67
1999 90.09
2000 91.58
2001 91.40
2002 91.07
2003 89.78
2004 91.54
2015 84.97
2016 84.06
2017 82.52
2018 81.02

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Jamaica was 81.26 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 99.00 in 1983 and a minimum value of 81.26 in 2018.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1975 96.27
1976 93.67
1977 94.38
1979 98.10
1980 98.46
1981 97.68
1983 99.00
1984 97.78
1985 96.87
1986 97.01
1987 97.49
1988 95.03
1989 98.80
1990 97.66
1991 96.04
1993 91.73
1999 90.22
2000 91.47
2001 91.51
2002 91.44
2003 90.29
2004 91.99
2015 88.57
2016 84.46
2017 82.75
2018 81.26

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Jamaica was 80.78 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 98.02 in 1987 and a minimum value of 80.78 in 2018.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1975 94.05
1976 91.36
1977 91.59
1979 94.92
1980 94.61
1981 95.18
1983 95.95
1984 94.76
1985 94.18
1986 94.45
1987 98.02
1988 94.26
1989 97.42
1990 97.09
1991 95.42
1993 93.60
1999 89.97
2000 91.68
2001 91.30
2002 90.71
2003 89.28
2004 91.10
2015 81.50
2016 83.67
2017 82.29
2018 80.78

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Jamaica was 10.08 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 12.02 in 2010, while its lowest value was 2.56 in 1986.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1975 6.41
1981 3.75
1982 3.72
1983 3.82
1984 3.80
1985 2.87
1986 2.56
1987 2.62
1988 2.66
1989 3.49
1990 4.76
1993 8.27
1999 5.52
2000 5.21
2001 4.91
2002 4.76
2003 4.77
2004 8.00
2005 8.00
2007 7.83
2008 11.74
2009 12.01
2010 12.02
2011 10.71
2012 11.03
2013 8.56
2014 8.50
2015 8.52
2016 8.74
2017 8.75
2018 9.18
2019 10.38
2020 10.08

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Jamaica was 83.03 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 94.53 in 2009 and a minimum value of 47.68 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 52.89
1974 47.68
1975 55.92
1976 58.63
1977 60.52
1979 64.42
1980 68.82
1981 66.96
1982 63.02
1983 63.12
1984 61.08
1985 61.91
1986 59.99
1987 60.59
1988 64.54
1989 63.93
1991 68.95
1993 65.41
1999 86.43
2000 85.29
2001 84.54
2002 84.58
2003 84.67
2004 89.93
2005 89.65
2007 92.33
2008 93.58
2009 94.53
2010 91.77
2011 91.63
2013 82.48
2014 82.20
2015 80.91
2016 83.78
2017 81.43
2018 82.29
2019 85.35
2020 83.03

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Jamaica was 83.41 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 96.57 in 2008 and a minimum value of 50.17 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 55.67
1974 50.17
1975 60.64
1976 63.32
1977 63.79
1979 67.83
1980 73.19
1981 71.55
1983 66.42
1984 63.92
1985 64.74
1986 63.75
1987 62.79
1988 67.01
1989 67.25
1991 71.45
1993 67.35
1999 87.08
2000 86.45
2001 85.64
2002 86.09
2003 86.34
2004 91.94
2005 92.40
2007 95.38
2008 96.57
2009 95.91
2010 95.51
2011 95.40
2013 85.58
2014 85.40
2015 83.76
2016 85.85
2017 83.62
2018 83.61
2019 86.13
2020 83.41

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Jamaica was 82.67 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.21 in 2009 and a minimum value of 45.22 in 1974.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1973 50.12
1974 45.22
1975 51.27
1976 54.01
1977 57.28
1979 61.03
1980 64.48
1981 62.42
1983 59.90
1984 58.32
1985 59.16
1986 56.35
1987 58.45
1988 62.13
1989 60.66
1991 66.46
1993 63.47
1999 85.78
2000 84.13
2001 83.45
2002 83.11
2003 83.06
2004 88.02
2005 87.06
2007 89.43
2008 90.72
2009 93.21
2010 88.20
2011 88.02
2013 79.52
2014 79.14
2015 78.19
2016 81.80
2017 79.33
2018 81.02
2019 84.61
2020 82.67

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Jamaica was 73.97 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 81.20 in 1999 and a minimum value of 55.32 in 1975.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1975 55.32
1976 57.83
1977 59.19
1981 64.41
1983 61.58
1984 59.63
1985 60.48
1986 58.12
1999 81.20
2000 76.32
2001 75.44
2002 75.82
2003 75.90
2004 80.87
2005 80.62
2011 76.80
2013 72.93
2014 72.78
2015 71.88
2016 72.67
2017 73.20
2018 73.97

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Jamaica was 76.31 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 83.68 in 2005 and a minimum value of 59.96 in 1975.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1975 59.96
1976 62.42
1977 62.36
1981 68.19
1983 64.60
1984 62.30
1985 63.06
1986 61.61
1999 81.79
2000 77.67
2001 76.71
2002 77.43
2003 78.12
2004 83.27
2005 83.68
2011 79.77
2013 76.82
2014 76.64
2015 75.66
2016 76.38
2017 76.32
2018 76.31

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Jamaica was 71.72 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 43 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 80.62 in 1999 and a minimum value of 50.76 in 1975.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1975 50.76
1976 53.31
1977 56.05
1981 60.67
1983 58.63
1984 57.05
1985 57.98
1986 54.72
1999 80.62
2000 74.98
2001 74.18
2002 74.24
2003 73.76
2004 78.58
2005 77.72
2011 73.97
2013 69.21
2014 69.10
2015 68.27
2016 69.12
2017 70.22
2018 71.72

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Jamaica was 2.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 5.79 in 2005, while its lowest value was 1.65 in 2003.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
2001 2.37
2002 2.91
2003 1.65
2004 5.79
2005 5.79
2008 4.48
2009 5.66
2010 5.15
2011 5.15
2013 3.44
2014 2.76
2015 1.78
2016 1.93
2017 1.84
2018 2.03
2019 2.43
2020 2.17

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Jamaica was 27.13 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 28.76 in 2012 and a minimum value of 4.87 in 1987.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 5.05
1972 5.49
1973 5.99
1974 5.95
1977 6.99
1981 6.64
1987 4.87
1989 4.94
1991 6.53
1992 6.47
1999 9.19
2000 15.08
2001 17.63
2002 18.61
2003 20.88
2004 21.10
2005 19.06
2006 18.80
2008 23.55
2009 23.41
2010 26.82
2011 26.18
2012 28.76
2013 27.21
2015 27.13

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Jamaica was 34.69 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39.03 in 2012 and a minimum value of 4.14 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1971 4.14
1972 4.30
1973 4.60
1974 4.56
2000 19.52
2001 23.41
2002 25.48
2008 33.23
2009 33.14
2010 37.79
2011 36.99
2012 39.03
2013 38.25
2015 34.69

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Jamaica was 19.88 as of 2015. As the graph below shows, over the past 44 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19.88 in 2015 and a minimum value of 6.08 in 1971.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 6.08
1972 6.81
1973 7.53
1974 7.47
2000 10.59
2001 11.77
2002 11.66
2008 14.38
2009 14.20
2010 16.39
2011 15.87
2012 18.95
2013 16.64
2015 19.88

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation