Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica
Jamaica: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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 primary education or higher 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% |
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
- 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 0.9344 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