ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Jamaica: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
83.8%
in 2024
Jamaica
97.4%
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
60th
Jamaica rank
60th
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 97.4% against 83.8% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 13.6%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)'s.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 60th 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.0% | 97.0% | 20.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 98.2% | 15.0% | 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 97.4% against 83.8% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Jamaica?
- 13.6%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Jamaica?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Jamaica rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 60th 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release