Barbados vs Jamaica: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Barbados
99.5%
in 2025
Jamaica
99.4%
in 2025
Barbados rank
47th
Jamaica rank
49th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 99.5% against 99.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 49th of 165 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.1% | 97.8% | 1.3% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 98.5% | 0.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 0.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 99.5% against 99.4% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Barbados ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 49th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release