Jamaica vs Middle income: Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate

Jamaica
8.14 % change on previous year
in 2024
Middle income
1.71 % change on previous year
in 2024
Jamaica rank
9th
Middle income rank
6th

Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate over time

  • Jamaica
  • Middle income
-15-10-50510197119972024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 8.14 % change on previous year against 1.71 % change on previous year in Middle income, a difference of 6.43 % change on previous year.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 4.8 times Middle income's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Middle income ahead.

Jamaica ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 6th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Middle income in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s -0.1444 % change on previous year 3.5 % change on previous year 3.65 % change on previous year Middle income
1980s -0.87 % change on previous year 1.3 % change on previous year 2.17 % change on previous year Middle income
1990s 0.0497 % change on previous year 1.04 % change on previous year 0.9904 % change on previous year Middle income
2000s 0.3602 % change on previous year 0.1182 % change on previous year 0.2421 % change on previous year Jamaica
2010s -3.09 % change on previous year 0.3247 % change on previous year 3.41 % change on previous year Middle income
2020s -1.28 % change on previous year 1.27 % change on previous year 2.55 % change on previous year Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, annual growth rate, Jamaica or Middle income?
Jamaica, at 8.14 % change on previous year against 1.71 % change on previous year in Middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, annual growth rate between Jamaica and Middle income?
6.43 % change on previous year, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Middle income?
43 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and Middle income rank globally for primary education, pupils, annual growth rate?
Jamaica ranks 9th and Middle income ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,553 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Primary education, pupils. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.