Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica
Jamaica: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica stood at 99.2%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica peaked at 99.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 36th out of 135 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 98.3% | — |
| 2009 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.2% | 98.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.2% | 99.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 94.5% | 99.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (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 99.2% 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 99.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Jamaica ranks 36th out of 135 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 0.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release