Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) was 96.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Jamaica, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 96.4% for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Jamaica peaked at 96.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 1981.
Jamaica ranks 47th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 75.2% | — |
| 1982 | 76.1% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 79.7% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 81.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 83.2% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 83.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 84.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 86.0% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.2% | 75.2% | 80.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 84.2% | 81.2% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.7% | 88.1% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 93.3% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 95.5% | 96.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 44 Saint Lucia 96.8% compare
- 45 Ecuador 96.8% compare
- 46 Azerbaijan 96.6% compare
- 48 Republic of Moldova 96.4% compare
- 49 Albania 96.3% compare
- 50 Czechia 95.9% compare
More education data for Jamaica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Jamaica?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) in Jamaica was 96.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 96.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 1981.
- How does Jamaica rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data)?
- Jamaica ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release