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Jamaica - Trained teachers in primary education

Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education, female (% of female teachers) in Jamaica was 100.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 100.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.97 in 2015.

Definition: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.

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

Year	Value
2013	94.10
2014	96.42
2015	93.97
2016	96.67
2017	95.50
2018	100.00
2019	100.00
2020	100.00

Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education, male (% of male teachers) in Jamaica was 100.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 100.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 88.61 in 2015.

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

Year	Value
2013	94.06
2014	89.65
2015	88.61
2016	92.48
2017	95.47
2018	100.00
2019	100.00
2020	100.00

Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers)

Trained teachers in primary education (% of total teachers) in Jamaica was 100.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 7 years was 100.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.38 in 2015.

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

Year	Value
2013	94.10
2014	95.66
2015	93.38
2016	96.21
2017	95.50
2018	100.00
2019	100.00
2020	100.00

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Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs