Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 83.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, total in Jamaica, 1976–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, total in Jamaica is 83.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Jamaica peaked at 98.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 78.6%, in 2020.
That places Jamaica 137th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 84.0% | — |
| 1977 | 85.3% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 90.4% | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 88.2% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 89.7% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 91.8% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 86.0% | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 88.2% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 89.8% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 90.9% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 92.7% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 92.7% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 90.2% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 87.5% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 84.2% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 79.5% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 83.6% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | +3.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 83.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5%, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 83.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.6%, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.6% | 84.0% | 90.4% | 3 |
| 1980s | 89.7% | 86.0% | 92.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 90.1% | 87.5% | 92.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 79.5% | 84.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 89.4% | 86.0% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.1% | 78.6% | 83.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 134 Laos 85.2% compare
- 135 Sao Tome and Principe 85.1% compare
- 136 Gambia 84.2% compare
- 138 Uzbekistan 83.6% compare
- 139 Mauritius 83.2% compare
- 140 Papua New Guinea 82.7% compare
More aid effectiveness data for Jamaica
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 24,581 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Belgium 208,545 current US$ (2018)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 9.34 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 2.99 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 20,000 current US$ (2006)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany -618,920 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 391,268 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 4.29 million current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy 15,316 current US$ (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 12.90 million current US$ (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Jamaica?
- Primary completion rate, total in Jamaica was 83.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.6% in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Jamaica ranks 137th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.