Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Jamaica

Jamaica: Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male was 2,655 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
2,655 number
Change on year
down 36.2%
World rank
110th
of 187 countries
All-time high
10,922 number
in 2000
All-time low
2,655 number
in 2019
Years of data
29
1976–2019

Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Jamaica, 1976–2019

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1976199720191976: 7.5k number1977: 9.0k number1979: 8.4k number1980: 7.3k number1981: 7.6k number1984: 9.2k number1987: 7.5k number1988: 6.0k number1989: 6.0k number1990: 6.5k number1991: 7.4k number1993: 6.3k number2000: 10.9k number2001: 10.4k number2002: 7.3k number2004: 5.6k number2007: 5.5k number2008: 5.5k number2009: 6.5k number2010: 5.1k number2011: 5.1k number2012: 5.0k number2013: 5.2k number2014: 5.4k number2015: 5.1k number2016: 4.7k number2017: 4.3k number2018: 4.2k number2019: 2.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 2,655 number for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 36.2% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Jamaica peaked at 10,922 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,655 number, in 2019.

Jamaica ranks 110th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8,290 number 7,522 number 8,995 number 3
1980s 7,263 number 5,968 number 9,195 number 6
1990s 6,765 number 6,315 number 7,445 number 3
2000s 7,400 number 5,517 number 10,922 number 7
2010s 4,682 number 2,655 number 5,448 number 10

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 107 Cape Verde 3,235 number compare
  2. 108 Sao Tome and Principe 2,752 number compare
  3. 109 Cuba 2,682 number compare
  4. 111 Greece 2,475 number compare
  5. 112 Denmark 2,406 number compare
  6. 113 Costa Rica 2,247 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Jamaica?
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male in Jamaica was 2,655 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 10,922 number in 2000.
What is the lowest repeaters in primary education, all grades, male recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 2,655 number in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for repeaters in primary education, all grades, male?
Jamaica ranks 110th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is repeaters in primary education, all grades, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. 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 Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 6,470 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of male pupils enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.