Greece vs Jamaica: Share of children who have completed primary school
Greece
99.3%
in 2025
Jamaica
99.4%
in 2025
Greece rank
51st
Jamaica rank
49th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Greece
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 99.4% against 99.3% in Greece, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 51st and Jamaica ranks 49th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.0% | 97.8% | 1.2% | Greece |
| 1990s | 99.0% | 98.5% | 0.6% | Greece |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 0.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 0.0% | Greece |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Greece or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 99.4% against 99.3% in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Greece and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Jamaica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Greece and Jamaica rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Greece ranks 51st 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.