Atlas Country Page: Jamaica
Jamaica
UC Atlas of Global Inequality

 

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Education

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph Illiteracy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)   32.17 23.91 17.92 13.12
Graph Illiteracy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)   28.8 20.13 13.98 9.3
Graph Illiteracy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)   35.9 27.94 22.15 17.1
Graph Primary education, pupils   752150 359488 323378  
Graph Primary education, pupils (% female)   49.89 49.52 49.72  
Graph Public spending on education, total (% of GDP) 2.26 3.44 6.36 4.82  
Graph Pupil-teacher ratio, primary   46.69 41.43 36.62  

School Enrollment

1960 1970 1980 1990 2000
Graph School enrollment, primary (% gross)   118.8 103.15 101.3  
Graph School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)   119.03 103.65 100.85  
Graph School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)   118.57 102.66 101.75  
Graph School enrollment, secondary (% gross)   45.55 66.72 65.33  
Graph School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)   45.38 70.94 67.11  
Graph School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)   45.73 62.5 63.55  
Graph School enrollment, secondary (% net)     64.18 63.56  
Graph School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)     67.61 65.4  
Graph School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)     60.75 61.71  
Graph School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)   5 6.74 6.84