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Jamaica: School enrollment, primary (% gross)

97.30percent · 2024+3.5% since 2014

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music. Annual figures for Jamaica from 1971 to 2024.

19782024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202497.297
202387.738
202293.268
202192.376
202090.949
201993.229
201894.911
201791.363
201693.139
201592.103
201493.967
201395.033
201297.34
201197.673
201097.17
2009100.603
200898.694
200794.179
200593.736
200493.249
200390.568
200291.629
200191.743
200092.054
199991.028
199396.677
1991100.021
1990100.75
1989101.509
1988100.158
1987102.462
1986101.155
1985102.53
1984104.282
1983105.863
1982106.226
1981104.903
1980105.845
1979107.891
1978106.678
1977105.957
1976106.49
1975106.154
1974112.711
1973108.672
1972111.592
1971109.352

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). School enrollment, primary (% gross). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-school-enrollment-primary (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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