Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 94.2% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Jamaica, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Jamaica stood at 94.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Jamaica peaked at 94.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55.0%, in 1981.
That places Jamaica 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.1% | 55.0% | 63.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 69.4% | 64.7% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.8% | 76.6% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 88.0% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 92.0% | 94.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 19 Azerbaijan 94.7% compare
- 20 United States 94.5% compare
- 21 Switzerland 94.3% compare
- 23 Poland 94.1% compare
- 24 Mongolia 94.0% compare
- 25 Georgia 93.7% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Jamaica?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Jamaica was 94.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.0% in 1981.
- How does Jamaica rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Jamaica ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release