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

Jamaica: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male was 86.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
86.0%
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
164th
of 188 countries
All-time high
96.5%
in 2004
All-time low
86.0%
in 2019
Years of data
11
1999–2019

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

0204060801001999200920191999: 94.7 %2000: 94.9 %2001: 94.1 %2002: 94.2 %2003: 93 %2004: 96.5 %2015: 86.4 %2016: 90.2 %2017: 87.2 %2018: 89.8 %2019: 86 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Jamaica is 86.0%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Jamaica peaked at 96.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 86.0%, in 2019.

That places Jamaica 164th 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, male in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%) in Jamaica, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 94.7%
2000 94.9% +0.2%
2001 94.1% -0.8%
2002 94.2% +0.1%
2003 93.0% -1.2%
2004 96.5% +3.7%
2015 86.4% -10.4%
2016 90.2% +4.4%
2017 87.2% -3.3%
2018 89.8% +3.0%
2019 86.0% -4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.7% 94.7% 94.7% 1
2000s 94.5% 93.0% 96.5% 5
2010s 87.9% 86.0% 90.2% 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 161 Pakistan 86.6% compare
  2. 162 Cayman Islands 86.2% compare
  3. 163 Gambia 86.0% compare
  4. 165 Honduras 84.3% compare
  5. 166 Guinea 83.0% compare
  6. 167 Puerto Rico 82.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Jamaica?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Jamaica was 86.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2004.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 86.0% in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male?
Jamaica ranks 164th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male (%)
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 male enrollment in primary and lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male 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.