Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Jamaica
Jamaica: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 110 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2016
All-time low
83.8%
in 2014
Years of data
9
2014–2024
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Jamaica, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Jamaica is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Jamaica peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 2014.
That places Jamaica 1st out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 83.8% | — |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.8% | 83.8% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 Bermuda 100.0%
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Croatia 100.0%
- 1 Jordan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
- 1 Kenya 100.0% compare
- 1 Cambodia 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Korea 100.0% compare
- 1 Kuwait 100.0% compare
- 1 Latvia 100.0% compare
- 1 Morocco 100.0% compare
- 1 Republic of Moldova 100.0% compare
- 1 Naoero 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Philippines 100.0% compare
- 1 Portugal 100.0% compare
- 1 Palestine, State of 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Thailand 100.0% compare
- 1 United States 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.92 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,494 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,274 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,647 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.44 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,890 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.78 % change on previous year (2013)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Jamaica?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Jamaica was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 2014.
- How does Jamaica rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Jamaica ranks 1st out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release