Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica
Jamaica: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.2908 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica is 0.2908 LPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.5% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica peaked at 0.4017 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.254 LPIA, in 2022.
Jamaica ranks 72nd of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.295 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.2589 LPIA | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3013 LPIA | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3297 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.354 LPIA | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3875 LPIA | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4017 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3156 LPIA | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.254 LPIA | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2908 LPIA | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3326 LPIA | 0.2589 LPIA | 0.4017 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2868 LPIA | 0.254 LPIA | 0.3156 LPIA | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica was 0.2908 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4017 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.254 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Jamaica ranks 72nd out of 91 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary 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