Jamaica's persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) was 79.07% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 10.87 percentage points from 89.94% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 79.07% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 96.37% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 89.94% | 2012 |
| Highest | 96.37% | 2017 |
| Lowest | 79.07% | 2022 |
| Average since 2013 | 90.85% | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 89.95% | 1983 |
How it compares
In 2022, Jamaica had the 14th highest value of the 16 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 2022 ranking
- Lebanon — 10th of 16: 93.85%
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 11th of 16: 93.58%
- Lesotho — 12th of 16: 79.7%
- St. Lucia — 14th of 16: 72.63%
- Panama — 15th of 16: 72.16%
- Burkina Faso — 16th of 16: 39.43%
What this measures
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.
Limitations: The estimates have limitations in capturing real trend in that an observed rate will be applied to the underlying indicators such as repetition rate and promotion rate throughout the cohort life, and re-entrants, grade skipping, migration or transfers during a school year are not adequately captured.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 13 values
| Year | Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 79.07 |
| 2021 | no data |
| 2020 | no data |
| 2019 | 86.53 |
| 2018 | 94.11 |
| 2017 | 96.37 |
| 2016 | 94.58 |
| 2015 | no data |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 | 94.45 |
| 2012 |
Persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort) in nearby economies
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)
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Questions people ask
- What is Jamaica's persistence to grade 5, male (% of cohort)?
- 79.07% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1983?
- It is down 10.88 percentage points from 89.95% in 1983. The highest value was 96.37% in 2017 and the lowest 79.07% in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank?
- 14th highest of 16 economies with data for 2022.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.PRS5.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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