Education in Jamaica

137 indicators covering education for Jamaica.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 78.4% 2022 down 10.4% 120th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 51 2024 down 27.1% 122nd
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 68 2024 down 23.6% 120th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 188 2024 down 21.7% 118th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 294 2024 down 19.0% 116th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 79.3% 2018 down 12.9% 178th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 79.4% 2018 down 13.7% 178th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% 2100 down 28.2% 144th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 2,300 people 2100 down 32.4% 152nd
Population by level of education 904,500 people 2100 up 4.0% 142nd
Repeaters, primary, female 2.4% 2018 down 10.4% 79th
Repeaters, primary, male 3.3% 2018 down 4.5% 80th
School enrollment, secondary, private 3.2% 2024 up 17.5% 151st
School enrollment, primary 81.0% 2018 down 11.5% 155th
Trained teachers in primary education 97.4% 2024 up 1.8% 58th
Over-age students, primary 5.3% 2018 down 3.1% 103rd
Secondary education, teachers 71.9% 2024 up 2.9% 31st
School enrollment, primary, female 81.3% 2018 down 11.7% 135th
School enrollment, primary, male 80.8% 2018 down 11.3% 138th
Over-age students, primary, male 6.2% 2018 up 3.1% 97th
Over-age students, primary, female 4.4% 2018 down 11.4% 107th
Compulsory education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 177th
Progression to secondary school 97.1% 2017 down 1.0% 85th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 81.4% 2018 down 12.3% 158th
Trained teachers in primary education, female 99.1% 2024 up 2.8% 51st
Trained teachers in primary education, male 83.0% 2024 down 7.4% 89th
Primary education, pupils 48.1% 2018 down 1.6% 152nd
Persistence to grade 5, female 77.7% 2022 down 8.6% 114th
Persistence to grade 5, male 79.1% 2022 down 12.1% 105th
School enrollment, secondary 74.0% 2018 down 8.2% 93rd
Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Progression to secondary school, male 96.5% 2017 down 3.5% 86th
School enrollment, secondary, female 76.3% 2018 down 8.8% 93rd
School enrollment, secondary, male 71.7% 2018 down 7.7% 91st
Progression to secondary school, female 97.6% 2017 down 1.1% 78th
Expenditure on tertiary education 19.6% 2018 up 24.7% 85th
Children out of school, primary 9,419 2024 down 68.9% 111th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 81.8% 2018 down 12.2% 137th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 81.0% 2018 down 12.4% 141st
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 24.79 2018 up 6.0% 68th
Expenditure on secondary education 37.7% 2018 down 11.5% 48th
Expenditure on primary education 34.2% 2018 up 13.0% 62nd
Secondary education, pupils 49.7% 2018 down 1.4% 69th
Children out of school, primary, female 4,604 2024 down 68.9% 115th
Children out of school, primary, male 4,815 2024 down 68.8% 119th
Trained teachers in preprimary education 69.8% 2024 down 7.6% 80th
Trained teachers in secondary education 100.0% 2024 up 19.3% 1st
Adolescents out of school 20.7% 2023 up 35.2% 42nd
Current education expenditure, total 99.5% 2024 up 1.5% 9th
Current education expenditure, primary 99.9% 2024 up 2.3% 14th
Current education expenditure, secondary 98.9% 2024 up 0.7% 17th
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female 69.8% 2024 down 6.5% 78th
Trained teachers in secondary education, female 100.0% 2024 up 15.2% 1st
Trained teachers in secondary education, male 100.0% 2024 up 29.9% 1st
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 16.7 2018 down 15.6% 83rd
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 10.8 2018 down 54.6% 150th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 100.0% 2024 up 1.9% 1st
Trained teachers in preprimary education, male 69.2% 2024 down 15.2% 63rd
Adolescents out of school, female 20.1% 2023 up 62.0% 41st
Adolescents out of school, male 21.3% 2023 up 17.4% 40th