Primary school enrolment (gross) in Jamaica
Gross primary school enrolment in Jamaica was 97.3% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2012.
Jamaica, 2024
97.3%
Change from 2023
+9.6percentage points
World, 2024
102.2%
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Jamaica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 97.3% | 102.2% |
| 2023 | 87.7% | 100.7% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | 100.4% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | 99.4% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | 99.6% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | 99.1% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | 99.1% |
| 2017 | 91.4% | 101.8% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | 102.1% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | 101.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | 103.0% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | 102.9% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | 102.4% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | 102.5% |
| 2009 | 100.6% | 102.7% |
| 2008 | 98.7% | 102.9% |
| 2007 | 94.2% | 102.7% |
| 2006 | – | 101.7% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | 101.7% |
| 2004 | 93.2% | 101.6% |
| 2003 | 90.6% | 100.9% |
| 2002 | 91.6% | 99.4% |
| 2001 | 91.7% | 99.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +9.6 percentage points from 87.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 94.0%, the figure has changed by +3.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 102.2%.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Tertiary education enrolment (gross)
26.2%
2015 · World Bank
Adult literacy rate
79.9%
1999 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
20.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.2%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
95.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
87.2%
2022 · UNESCO UIS