Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban female was 99.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 99.5% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica peaked at 99.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2022.
Jamaica ranks 31st of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 99.0% | — |
| 2009 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +4.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 99.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 99.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 95.0% | 99.5% | 3 |
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 99.5% 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 99.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Jamaica ranks 31st out of 105 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 0.5%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release