Jamaica vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in
Jamaica
1.16 GPIA
in 2024
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
1.08 GPIA
in 2024
Jamaica rank
17th
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
18th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time
- Jamaica
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.16 GPIA against 1.08 GPIA in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, a difference of 0.08 GPIA.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
Jamaica ranks 17th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 18th of 126 countries.
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 0.0765 GPIA | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 0.0302 GPIA | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, Jamaica or UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- Jamaica, at 1.16 GPIA against 1.08 GPIA in UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between Jamaica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 0.08 GPIA, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Jamaica ranks 17th and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 18th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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