Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica
Jamaica: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 98.9% 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 98.9% 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 8.2% 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 98.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2022.
Jamaica ranks 44th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 97.5% | — |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.5% | 97.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.8% | 98.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 91.5% | 98.9% | 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 98.9% 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 98.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Jamaica ranks 44th out of 134 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release