Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Jamaica
Gross tertiary enrolment in Jamaica was 26.2% in 2015.
The latest value for Jamaica is for 2015. Most countries have figures for 2023.
Jamaica, 2015
26.2%
Change from 2013
+0.6percentage points
World, 2015
36.6%
Tertiary education 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 population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | – | 43.2% |
| 2022 | – | 42.0% |
| 2021 | – | 41.1% |
| 2020 | – | 39.7% |
| 2019 | – | 38.7% |
| 2018 | – | 37.9% |
| 2017 | – | 37.5% |
| 2016 | – | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | – | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 22.2% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 25.6% in 2013, a change of +0.6 percentage points.
- Since 2003, when it was 18.8%, the figure has changed by +7.4 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2015 was 36.6%.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Primary school enrolment (gross)
97.3%
2024 · 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
Out-of-school children
4.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS