Bolivia vs Jamaica: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Bolivia

10.02 years

in 2023

Jamaica

9.96 years

in 2023

Bolivia rank

94th

Jamaica rank

96th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Bolivia currently reports 10.02 years against 9.96 years in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0613 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.

Bolivia ranks 94th and Jamaica ranks 96th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.