Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 94.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
94.2%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
22nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
94.2%
in 2025
All-time low
55.0%
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Jamaica, 1981–2025
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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 55.0% | — |
| 1982 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 56.9% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 57.7% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 58.7% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 59.9% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 61.5% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 62.7% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 63.8% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 64.7% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 65.9% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 66.9% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 67.9% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 70.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 71.6% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 72.7% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 74.5% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 76.6% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 78.4% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 80.1% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 81.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 82.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 85.1% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 86.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 89.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 94.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 76.6%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 94.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.9%, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.68 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.66 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,597 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,265 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 211,097 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release