Completion rate, primary education, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: Completion rate, primary education, male was 98.7% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
98.7%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
28th
of 88 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2021
All-time low
98.7%
in 2005
Years of data
5
2001–2022
Completion rate, primary education, male in Jamaica, 2001–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, primary education, male in Jamaica stood at 98.7%.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in Jamaica peaked at 99.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2005.
That places Jamaica 28th out of 88 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.7% | 99.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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, primary education, male in Jamaica?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in Jamaica was 98.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2005.
- How does Jamaica rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- Jamaica ranks 28th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release