Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica
Jamaica: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 19.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 19.4% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica peaked at 21.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2009.
That places Jamaica 79th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14.9% | — |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 18.2% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 18.9% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 16.0% | 21.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.3% | 19.4% | 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 19.4% 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 21.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Jamaica ranks 79th out of 128 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 1.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release