Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Jamaica
0.4648 LPIA
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.4719 LPIA
in 2024
Jamaica rank
47th
Sri Lanka rank
46th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Jamaica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.4719 LPIA against 0.4648 LPIA in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0071 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Jamaica ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 87 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4905 LPIA | 0.5024 LPIA | 0.0118 LPIA | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.4638 LPIA | 0.5256 LPIA | 0.0618 LPIA | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Jamaica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.4719 LPIA against 0.4648 LPIA in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0071 LPIA, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Jamaica ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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