Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in was 6 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Jamaica, 2017–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Jamaica stood at 6. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Jamaica peaked at 6 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2017.
Jamaica ranks 177th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | — |
| 2018 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12, 50% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Jamaica?
- Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in in Jamaica was 6 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 2017.
- What is the lowest number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 2017.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in?
- Jamaica ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release