Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica
Jamaica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity was 1.05 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica is 1.05 modelled data, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica peaked at 1.11 modelled data in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1.05 modelled data, in 2025.
That places Jamaica 97th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.09 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.1 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 1.11 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 modelled data | 1.07 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.06 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 1.05 modelled data | 6 |
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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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica was 1.05 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 modelled data in 1992.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Jamaica ranks 97th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release