Jamaica vs Maldives: Official entrance age to lower secondary education
Jamaica
12 years
in 2025
Maldives
12 years
in 2025
Jamaica rank
30th
Maldives rank
30th
Official entrance age to lower secondary education over time
- Jamaica
- Maldives
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 12 years against 12 years in Maldives, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.
Jamaica ranks 30th and Maldives ranks 30th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Maldives in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.9 years | 11 years | 0.9 years | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 12 years | 11 years | 1 years | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 12 years | 11.4 years | 0.6 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 12 years | 13 years | 1 years | Maldives |
| 2010s | 12 years | 13 years | 1 years | Maldives |
| 2020s | 12 years | 12.33 years | 0.3333 years | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official entrance age to lower secondary education, Jamaica or Maldives?
- Jamaica, at 12 years against 12 years in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official entrance age to lower secondary education between Jamaica and Maldives?
- 0 years, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for official entrance age to lower secondary education?
- Jamaica ranks 30th and Maldives ranks 30th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to lower secondary education (years). 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