Jamaica vs Maldives: Share of children who have completed primary school
Jamaica
99.4%
in 2025
Maldives
99.4%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
49th
Maldives rank
50th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Jamaica
- Maldives
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 99.4% against 99.4% in Maldives, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 49th and Maldives ranks 50th of 165 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.8% | 46.2% | 51.6% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 98.5% | 74.0% | 24.4% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 94.4% | 4.5% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 97.6% | 1.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 0.3% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Jamaica or Maldives?
- Jamaica, at 99.4% against 99.4% in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Jamaica and Maldives?
- 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Maldives?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Maldives rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Jamaica ranks 49th and Maldives ranks 50th 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.