Jamaica vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Primary education, teachers, per capita

Jamaica
0.0041 units per person
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0041 units per person
in 2023
Jamaica rank
135th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
137th

Primary education, teachers, per capita over time

  • Jamaica
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.0020.0040.006197119972024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0041 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Jamaica ranks 135th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 137th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0045 units per person 0.0048 units per person 0.0003 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.0044 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0002 units per person Jamaica
1990s 0.0042 units per person 0.004 units per person 0.0003 units per person Jamaica
2000s 0.0043 units per person 0.0044 units per person 0 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.0042 units per person 0.0043 units per person 0.0001 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 0.004 units per person 0.0042 units per person 0.0002 units per person United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, per capita, Jamaica or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Jamaica, at 0.0041 units per person against 0.0041 units per person in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers, per capita between Jamaica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0 units per person, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
27 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for primary education, teachers, per capita?
Jamaica ranks 135th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 137th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, teachers, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.