Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica
Jamaica: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9934 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica is 0.9934 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica peaked at 0.9934 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9645 LPIA, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 38th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.9776 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.9782 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9765 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.986 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9881 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9884 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9902 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9907 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9933 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9923 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9645 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9934 LPIA | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9779 LPIA | 0.9776 LPIA | 0.9782 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9876 LPIA | 0.9765 LPIA | 0.9933 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9834 LPIA | 0.9645 LPIA | 0.9934 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica was 0.9934 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9934 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9645 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Jamaica ranks 38th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release