Jamaica vs WB: High Income (july 2025): Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Jamaica
89.2%
in 2024
WB: High Income (july 2025)
83.5%
in 2024
Jamaica rank
39th
WB: High Income (july 2025) rank
40th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Jamaica
- WB: High Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 89.2% against 83.5% in WB: High Income (july 2025), a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times WB: High Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 39th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 40th of 212 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | WB: High Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.6% | 75.5% | 6.1% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 86.6% | 76.5% | 10.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 88.4% | 77.5% | 10.9% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 81.9% | 7.9% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 82.5% | 6.6% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 83.3% | 6.3% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Jamaica or WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Jamaica, at 89.2% against 83.5% in WB: High Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Jamaica and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 5.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and WB: High Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Jamaica ranks 39th and WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 40th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in 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