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Education > Participation Stats: compare key data on Jamaica & Kenya

Definitions

  • Children out of school > Elementary: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Children out of school > Elementary > Female: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
  • Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education: Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education is the percentage of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Secondary education > General pupils: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > General pupils > % female: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Pupils: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross: 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."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross: 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. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross: 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. Preprimary education refers to the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment."
  • School enrollment > Primary > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross: 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."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net: Net enrollment ratio is the ratio of children of official school age based on the International Standard Classification of Education 1997 who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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."
  • Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net: Total enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group."
  • School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organisation, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > % gross: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross: 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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers."
  • Children out of school > Elementary > Male: Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
STAT Jamaica Kenya HISTORY
Children out of school > Elementary 65,823
Ranked 40th.
1.09 million
Ranked 6th. 17 times more than Jamaica

Children out of school > Elementary > Female 34,842
Ranked 37th.
524,454
Ranked 6th. 15 times more than Jamaica

Ratio of girls to boys in primary and secondary education 100.08%
Ranked 52nd. 4% more than Kenya
95.88%
Ranked 89th.

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 78.88%
Ranked 92nd.
82.04%
Ranked 88th. 4% more than Jamaica

School enrollment > Secondary > % net 77.23%
Ranked 45th. 57% more than Kenya
49.14%
Ranked 66th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % gross 93.03%
Ranked 46th. 67% more than Kenya
55.79%
Ranked 89th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Female > % net 79.07%
Ranked 41st. 64% more than Kenya
48.17%
Ranked 66th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Male > % gross 15.08%
Ranked 61st. 3 times more than Kenya
4.76%
Ranked 5th.

Secondary education > General pupils 262,608
Ranked 87th.
3.08 million
Ranked 21st. 12 times more than Jamaica

Secondary education > General pupils > % female 50.41%
Ranked 60th. 6% more than Kenya
47.49%
Ranked 100th.

Secondary education > Pupils 246,332
Ranked 95th.
2.46 million
Ranked 28th. 10 times more than Jamaica

Secondary education > Pupils > % female 50.41%
Ranked 26th. 6% more than Kenya
47.6%
Ranked 96th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils 0.0
Ranked 108th.
29,697
Ranked 66th.

Secondary education > Vocational pupils > % female 0.0
Ranked 106th.
59.07%
Ranked 3rd.

Total enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 81.79%
Ranked 86th.
81.8%
Ranked 85th. The same as Jamaica

School enrollment > Primary > Female > % gross 91.84%
Ranked 115th.
110.35%
Ranked 29th. 20% more than Jamaica

School enrollment > Secondary > Private > % of total secondary 4.48%
Ranked 84th.
11.35%
Ranked 62nd. 3 times more than Jamaica

School enrollment > Tertiary > % gross 24.2%
Ranked 57th. 6 times more than Kenya
4.05%
Ranked 6th.

School enrollment > Tertiary > Female > % gross 33.44%
Ranked 51st. 10 times more than Kenya
3.34%
Ranked 6th.

Total enrollment > Primary > % net 80.51%
Ranked 93th.
82.33%
Ranked 92nd. 2% more than Jamaica

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % net 75.43%
Ranked 44th. 51% more than Kenya
50.11%
Ranked 64th.

School enrollment > Preprimary > % gross 86.16%
Ranked 34th. 81% more than Kenya
47.59%
Ranked 72nd.

School enrollment > Primary > % net 80.23%
Ranked 92nd.
81.52%
Ranked 91st. 2% more than Jamaica

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % gross 94.72%
Ranked 121st.
112.73%
Ranked 37th. 19% more than Jamaica

School enrollment > Primary > Male > % net 81.55%
Ranked 91st. 1% more than Kenya
81.01%
Ranked 92nd.

Total enrollment > Primary > Female > % net 79.22%
Ranked 87th.
82.87%
Ranked 81st. 5% more than Jamaica

School enrollment > Primary > Private > % of total primary 11.74%
Ranked 49th. 9% more than Kenya
10.79%
Ranked 52nd.

School enrollment > Secondary > % gross 91.24%
Ranked 50th. 56% more than Kenya
58.33%
Ranked 89th.

School enrollment > Secondary > Male > % gross 89.48%
Ranked 53th. 47% more than Kenya
60.86%
Ranked 87th.

Children out of school > Elementary > Male 30,981
Ranked 40th.
563,479
Ranked 5th. 18 times more than Jamaica

SOURCES: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Institute for Statistics.

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