Primary school completion rate in Jamaica
The primary completion rate in Jamaica was 83.6% in 2024.
Jamaica, 2024
83.6%
Change from 2023
+2.6percentage points
World, 2024
88.0%
Primary school completion rate in Jamaica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.6% | 88.0% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | 87.3% |
| 2022 | – | 91.1% |
| 2021 | – | 88.7% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | 88.0% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | 87.9% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | 88.1% |
| 2017 | 87.8% | 88.2% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | 87.9% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | 88.3% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | 88.1% |
| 2011 | 87.8% | 87.8% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | 88.5% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | 89.0% |
| 2008 | – | 88.2% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | 86.5% |
| 2006 | – | 85.3% |
| 2005 | – | 85.0% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | 84.2% |
| 2003 | – | 83.5% |
| 2002 | 83.6% | 83.3% |
| 2001 | 79.5% | 82.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.6 percentage points from 81.1% in 2023.
- Since 2012, when it was 98.8%, the figure has changed by −15.1 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 88.0%.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Primary school enrolment (gross)
97.3%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
84.5%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
20.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
99.2%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
95.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
87.2%
2022 · UNESCO UIS