School completion, annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: School completion, annual growth rate was 0.0101 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
School completion, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, school completion, annual growth rate in Jamaica stood at 0.0101 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of down 66.7% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 0.1024 % change on previous year in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Jamaica 126th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.078 % change on previous year | 0.0613 % change on previous year | 0.1024 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.062 % change on previous year | 0.0406 % change on previous year | 0.0917 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0303 % change on previous year | 0.0202 % change on previous year | 0.0405 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0212 % change on previous year | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 0.0303 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0218 % change on previous year | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 0.0302 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 123 Romania 0.0101 % change on previous year compare
- 124 Hungary 0.0101 % change on previous year compare
- 125 Greece 0.0101 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Kyrgyzstan 0.0101 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Barbados 0.0101 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Portugal 0.0101 % change on previous year compare
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 school completion, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- School completion, annual growth rate in Jamaica was 0.0101 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1024 % change on previous year in 1984.
- What is the lowest school completion, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for school completion, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 126th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of School completion, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- School completion Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in School completion. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.