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
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male in Jamaica, 1999–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
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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About this data
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.