Primary completion (UIS) in Jamaica
In Jamaica, 99.2% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2022.
Jamaica, 2022
99.2%
Change from 2021
−0.4percentage points
Primary completion (UIS) in Jamaica over time
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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 99.2% |
| 2021 | 99.6% |
| 2011 | 99.4% |
| 2005 | 99.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 99.6% in 2021.
- Since 2001, when it was 99.0%, the figure has changed by +0.2 percentage points.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Lower secondary completion
95.4%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school completion rate
83.6%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
20.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Upper secondary completion
87.2%
2022 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
4.3%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
20.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS