Guyana vs Jamaica: Share of children who have completed primary school
Guyana
99.2%
in 2025
Jamaica
99.4%
in 2025
Guyana rank
52nd
Jamaica rank
49th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Guyana
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 99.4% against 99.2% in Guyana, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Guyana ranks 52nd and Jamaica ranks 49th of 165 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.1% | 97.8% | 19.7% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 86.9% | 98.5% | 11.6% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 98.9% | 5.5% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 99.2% | 1.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.3% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Guyana or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 99.4% against 99.2% in Guyana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Guyana and Jamaica?
- 0.2%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Jamaica?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Jamaica rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Guyana ranks 52nd 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.