Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Jamaica
Jamaica: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.9344 LPIA in 2022. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica stood at 0.9344 LPIA. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica peaked at 0.9925 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9344 LPIA, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 54th out of 99 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.9725 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.9877 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9855 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9858 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9884 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9902 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9925 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9344 LPIA | -5.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.9344 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9262 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.9344 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7905 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9861 LPIA | 0.9725 LPIA | 0.9925 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9344 LPIA | 0.9344 LPIA | 0.9344 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica was 0.9344 LPIA in 2022, 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 0.9925 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9344 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Jamaica ranks 54th out of 99 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release