Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Jamaica
Jamaica: Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male was 2.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Jamaica, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 2.1% for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.6% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Jamaica peaked at 6.8% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2018.
Jamaica ranks 92nd of 181 countries on this measure, 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), male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.0% | — |
| 1976 | 4.8% | +19.7% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | -19.1% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 5.0% | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 4.4% | -13.3% |
| 1987 | 3.4% | -22.2% |
| 1989 | 3.8% | +12.2% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +55.3% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -37.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.4% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.3% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 6.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 6 |
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 repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Jamaica?
- Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male in Jamaica was 2.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 1999.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male?
- Jamaica ranks 92nd out of 181 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. 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), male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male repeaters in primary education in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of male enrolment in primary education in the previous school year. Divide the number of male repeaters in primary education in school year t+1 by the number of male pupils from the same cohort enrolled in primary education in the previous school year t.