Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Jamaica
Jamaica: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.7498 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica, 2008–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica stood at 0.7498 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica peaked at 0.7651 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6403 LPIA, in 2008.
Jamaica ranks 46th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6403 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.6611 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6675 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6936 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7113 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7135 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7265 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7385 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7499 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7651 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7604 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7498 LPIA | -1.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.7498 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5998 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.7498 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4691 LPIA, 1.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6507 LPIA | 0.6403 LPIA | 0.6611 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7208 LPIA | 0.6675 LPIA | 0.7651 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7551 LPIA | 0.7498 LPIA | 0.7604 LPIA | 2 |
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 upper secondary education or in Jamaica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica was 0.7498 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7651 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6403 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Jamaica ranks 46th out of 105 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release