Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural in Jamaica
Jamaica: Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural was 8.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica, 2008–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 8.1% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica peaked at 11.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2008.
That places Jamaica 60th out of 95 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 5.5% | — |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -27.8% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +3.5% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 8.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.1%, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 8.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.6%, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … Educational short-cycle tertiary rural in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -27.8% | 11.1% | 8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 6.4% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Jamaica was 8.1% 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 11.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Jamaica ranks 60th out of 95 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 down 4.6%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release