Barbados vs Jamaica: Share of children who have completed primary school
Barbados
99.5%
in 2025
Jamaica
99.4%
in 2025
Barbados rank
47th
Jamaica rank
49th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Barbados
- Jamaica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 99.5% against 99.4% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 49th of 165 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.1% | 97.8% | 1.3% | Barbados |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 98.5% | 0.7% | Barbados |
| 2000s | 99.3% | 98.9% | 0.4% | Barbados |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.2% | 0.2% | Barbados |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 0.1% | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Barbados or Jamaica?
- Barbados, at 99.5% against 99.4% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Barbados and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Jamaica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Jamaica rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Barbados ranks 47th and Jamaica ranks 49th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.