Jamaica vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female
Jamaica
98.3%
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
94.4%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
78th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
77th
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female over time
- Jamaica
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 98.3% against 94.4% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 3.9%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 78th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 77th of 195 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.9% | 97.3% | 2.7% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 95.6% | 3.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 94.7% | 3.7% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 94.6% | 0.5% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female, Jamaica or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Jamaica, at 98.3% against 94.4% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female between Jamaica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 3.9%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Jamaica ranks 78th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 77th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). 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