Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica

Jamaica: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female was 85.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
85.1%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
160th
of 188 countries
All-time high
97.4%
in 2004
All-time low
85.1%
in 2019
Years of data
11
1999–2019

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica, 1999–2019

0204060801001999200920191999: 94.5 %2000: 94.3 %2001: 93.6 %2002: 94.4 %2003: 93.9 %2004: 97.4 %2015: 92 %2016: 89.3 %2017: 87.5 %2018: 87.7 %2019: 85.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica is 85.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica peaked at 97.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2019.

That places Jamaica 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%) in Jamaica, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 94.5%
2000 94.3% -0.2%
2001 93.6% -0.7%
2002 94.4% +0.8%
2003 93.9% -0.5%
2004 97.4% +3.7%
2015 92.0% -5.6%
2016 89.3% -2.9%
2017 87.5% -2.0%
2018 87.7% +0.2%
2019 85.1% -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.5% 94.5% 94.5% 1
2000s 94.7% 93.6% 97.4% 5
2010s 88.3% 85.1% 92.0% 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 157 Honduras 85.7% compare
  2. 158 Cayman Islands 85.4% compare
  3. 159 Mozambique 85.3% compare
  4. 161 Cote d'Ivoire 84.0% compare
  5. 162 Mauritania 83.0% compare
  6. 163 Puerto Rico 83.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica was 85.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2004.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female?
Jamaica ranks 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,500 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official primary and lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.