Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica
Jamaica: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.648 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica, 2010–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica stood at 0.648 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica peaked at 0.6958 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6092 LPIA, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 56th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.6092 LPIA | — |
| 2012 | 0.6654 LPIA | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6527 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6483 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6664 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6839 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6958 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.648 LPIA | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6602 LPIA | 0.6092 LPIA | 0.6958 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.648 LPIA | 0.648 LPIA | 0.648 LPIA | 1 |
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 upper secondary education or in Jamaica?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica was 0.648 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 0.6958 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6092 LPIA in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Jamaica ranks 56th 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 down 2.6%. 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 upper secondary 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