How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Jamaica?

10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) vs Jamaica: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

84.6%

in 2024

Jamaica

97.4%

in 2024

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank

56th

Jamaica rank

60th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 97.4% against 84.6% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), a difference of 12.8%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 56th and Jamaica ranks 60th of 188 groups.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2010s	79.6%	97.0%	17.5%	Jamaica
2020s	84.1%	98.2%	14.2%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 97.4% against 84.6% in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Jamaica?: 12.8%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Jamaica?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Jamaica rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?: ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 56th and Jamaica ranks 60th of 188 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 327 places, 5,769 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release