Jamaica is the most populated Caribbean Commonwealth nation, with about 2.7 million people. Literacy rates and enrolment ratios for primary and secondary education are high.
School-age Population by Education Level1 | ||
237,966 | 268,453 | |
Secondary | Tertiary | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Secondary Education for the school year ending 20191 |
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86% | 85% | |
Female | Male | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Tertiary Education for the school year ending 20151 |
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35% | 20% | |
Female | Male | |
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Percentage of female teachers in 1 | ||
71.7% | n/a | |
Secondary (2018) | Tertiary | |
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1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in June 2021 |