Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica
Jamaica: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.8276 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica is 0.8276 LPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica peaked at 0.8352 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.712 LPIA, in 2008.
Jamaica ranks 40th of 103 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, completed upper secondary education or in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.712 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.7282 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7291 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7492 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7604 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7616 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7753 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8042 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8112 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8176 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8352 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8276 LPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7201 LPIA | 0.712 LPIA | 0.7282 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7827 LPIA | 0.7291 LPIA | 0.8352 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8276 LPIA | 0.8276 LPIA | 0.8276 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 0.8276 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 0.8352 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.712 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Jamaica rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Jamaica ranks 40th out of 103 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 8.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release