Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female was 1.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Jamaica, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Jamaica stood at 1.1%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.0% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Jamaica peaked at 4.3% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2018.
That places Jamaica 102nd out of 181 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.2% | — |
| 1976 | 3.8% | +20.9% |
| 1979 | 3.5% | -8.1% |
| 1980 | 3.5% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | +24.0% |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | -11.4% |
| 1989 | 3.4% | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 3.7% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 3.6% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | -29.7% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -52.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 99 Saudi Arabia 1.3% compare
- 100 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.2% compare
- 101 Macau, China 1.1% compare
- 103 Egypt 1.1% compare
- 104 Switzerland 1.1% compare
- 105 Romania 1.1% compare
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 repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Jamaica?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female in Jamaica was 1.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 1983.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female?
- Jamaica ranks 102nd out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. 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 Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.