Jamaica's over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment) was 4.39% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.57 percentage points from 4.96% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4.39% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 5% | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 4.96% | 2008 |
| Highest | 7.75% | 1976 |
| Lowest | 3.67% | 2001 |
| Average since 2009 | 4.72% | 2009–2018 |
| First recorded | 7.75% | 1976 |
What the numbers say
In 2018, Jamaica's over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment) fell 0.24 percentage points on 2017 (from 4.63% to 4.39%).
Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2017), the average change was −0.14 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.72 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.65 percentage points in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.36 percentage points in 1989. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.04 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 44% of the movement over 8 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2018, Jamaica had the 44th highest value of the 75 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Jamaica in the 2018 ranking
- Turks and Caicos Islands — 41st of 75: 5.01%
- Saudi Arabia — 42nd of 75: 4.99%
- Algeria — 43rd of 75: 4.71%
- Tunisia — 45th of 75: 3.89%
- Brunei Darussalam — 46th of 75: 3.77%
- Macao SAR, China — 47th of 75: 3.67%
What this measures
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.
All 32 values
| Year | Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.39 |
| 2017 | 4.63 |
| 2016 | 4.62 |
| 2015 | 4.67 |
| 2014 | 4.83 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 | no data |
| 2010 | 4.61 |
| 2009 | 5.02 |
| 2008 |
Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment) in nearby economies
- Antigua and Barbuda — 3.03% (2018)
- Argentina — 6.75% (2017)
- Bahamas, The — 7.15% (2018)
- Barbados — 1.39% (2018)
- Belize — 7.21% (2018)
- Bolivia — 5.02% (2018)
- Brazil — 12.64% (2017)
- British Virgin Islands — 3.64% (2017)
- Cayman Islands — 1.25% (2018)
More education data for Jamaica
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 211,097 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 97.3% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 97.08% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 97.5% (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 177,095 (2024)
- School enrollment, secondary (% gross) — 84.46% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Jamaica's over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment)?
- 4.39% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1976?
- It is down 3.36 percentage points from 7.75% in 1976. The highest value was 7.75% in 1976 and the lowest 3.67% in 2001.
- How does Jamaica rank?
- 44th highest of 75 economies with data for 2018.
- Is the latest change in over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment) unusual for Jamaica?
- In 2018, Jamaica's over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment) fell 0.24 percentage points on 2017 (from 4.63% to 4.39%). Across the 24 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2017), the average change was −0.14 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.72 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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