Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Jamaica

Jamaica: Total net enrolment rate, primary, female was 82.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
82.9%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
160th
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 1983
All-time low
82.9%
in 2019
Years of data
27
1975–2019

Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Jamaica, 1975–2019

0204060801001975199720191975: 96.3 %1976: 93.7 %1977: 94.4 %1979: 98.1 %1980: 98.5 %1981: 97.7 %1983: 99 %1984: 97.8 %1985: 96.9 %1986: 97 %1987: 97.5 %1988: 95 %1989: 98.8 %1990: 97.7 %1991: 96 %1993: 91.7 %1999: 91.5 %2000: 92.9 %2001: 93 %2002: 92.6 %2003: 91.4 %2004: 93.2 %2015: 91.8 %2016: 87 %2017: 86.1 %2018: 84.7 %2019: 82.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 82.9% for total net enrolment rate, primary, female in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Jamaica peaked at 99.0% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 82.9%, in 2019.

Jamaica ranks 160th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 95.6% 93.7% 98.1% 4
1980s 97.6% 95.0% 99.0% 9
1990s 94.2% 91.5% 97.7% 4
2000s 92.6% 91.4% 93.2% 5
2010s 86.5% 82.9% 91.8% 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 157 Panama 86.5% compare
  2. 158 Honduras 85.9% compare
  3. 159 Kenya 83.0% compare
  4. 161 Eswatini 82.8% compare
  5. 162 Ethiopia 82.4% compare
  6. 163 Comoros 81.8% compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Jamaica?
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female in Jamaica was 82.9% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 1983.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, female recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 82.9% in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, female?
Jamaica ranks 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is total net enrolment rate, primary, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, primary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students of the official age group for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding female population. Divide the total number of female students in the official school age range for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education by the female population of the same age group and multiply the result by 100. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER provides a measure of the proportion of children in the official relevant school age group who are enrolled in levels of education below the one intended for their age. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER for primary education is due to enrolment in pre-primary education. The total NER should be based on total enrolment of the official relevant school age group in any level of education for all types of schools and education institutions, including public, private and all other institutions that provide organized educational programmes.