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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Jamaica: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
Jamaica is placed 43rd of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 4.341 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 94.69 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
43rd
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 4.341Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 94.69Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- 92Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025Upper secondary completion rate (%)
- 5.655Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Jamaica on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Jamaica’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
4.341
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
Jamaica: 4.341. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Caribbean
- 0.133 Turks and Caicos Islands
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Jamaica’s is from 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
94.69
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
Jamaica: 94.69. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Caribbean
- 98.36 Turks and Caicos Islands
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
92
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
Jamaica: 92. Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Caribbean
- 95.71 Barbados
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
5.655
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
Jamaica: 5.655. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Caribbean
- 7.19 Montserrat
02Over time
Which way Jamaica is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
JamaicaWorld median
Jamaica fell from 10.93 in 2000 to 4.341 in 2024; the world median went from 8.642 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year Jamaica World median 2024 4.34 3.691 2023 12.41 3.393 2022 6.75 3.002 2021 15.02 3.330 2020 12.58 2.678 2019 9.20 2.758 2018 10.37 2.439 2017 10.51 2.907 2016 11.10 2.954 2015 10.49 3.052 2014 10.69 3.904 2013 8.77 3.413 2012 — 3.408 2011 — 3.626 2010 — 3.491 2009 — 3.577 2008 — 3.878 2007 — 4.029 2006 — 4.338 2005 10.13 4.571 2004 10.11 3.791 2003 13.15 4.412 2002 12.26 4.144 2001 11.15 4.051 2000 10.93 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
JamaicaWorld median
Jamaica rose from 92.79 in 2001 to 94.69 in 2023; the world median went from 80.76 to 87.61.
Every year’s figures
Year Jamaica World median 2024 — 85.9 2023 94.69 87.6 2022 96.82 87.7 2021 97.90 87.0 2020 — 88.3 2019 — 88.8 2018 — 89.6 2017 — 87.4 2016 98.07 87.9 2015 — 88.2 2014 — 89.2 2013 — 88.0 2012 — 85.4 2011 — 86.2 2010 — 86.1 2009 — 84.8 2008 — 85.8 2007 — 86.7 2006 — 84.0 2005 — 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 96.83 78.3 2002 95.64 80.0 2001 92.79 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Upper Secondary Completion Rate
Upper secondary completion rate (%) · higher is better
JamaicaWorld median
Jamaica rose from 73.16 in 2000 to 92 in 2025; the world median went from 38 to 64.87.
Every year’s figures
Year Jamaica World median 2025 92.0 64.9 2024 91.6 65.0 2023 91.2 64.2 2022 90.7 63.6 2021 90.2 62.9 2020 89.7 62.2 2019 89.2 61.5 2018 88.6 60.9 2017 88.1 60.5 2016 87.6 60.1 2015 87.3 58.9 2014 86.9 57.0 2013 86.6 54.7 2012 86.2 52.4 2011 85.7 50.9 2010 85.1 49.5 2009 84.3 48.5 2008 83.5 47.4 2007 82.6 46.2 2006 81.7 45.0 2005 80.4 43.8 2004 79.1 42.9 2003 77.7 41.6 2002 76.4 40.3 2001 74.9 39.0 2000 73.2 38.0 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
JamaicaWorld median
Jamaica rose from 4.983 in 2000 to 5.655 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year Jamaica World median 2023 5.6545 3.7092 2022 5.3544 4.0570 2021 5.6312 4.2611 2020 5.3807 4.4056 2019 5.1636 4.1407 2018 5.4138 4.2159 2017 5.2602 4.1401 2016 5.3146 4.2342 2015 5.4552 4.2386 2014 6.0158 4.2005 2013 6.2511 4.3493 2012 6.1125 4.0348 2011 6.2666 3.9987 2010 6.3706 4.1396 2009 6.1985 4.6638 2008 6.1913 4.4226 2007 5.4902 4.1717 2006 — 4.0593 2005 4.6164 4.0557 2004 3.9125 3.9745 2003 4.2568 4.1595 2002 5.3752 4.0173 2001 5.3810 4.1002 2000 4.9835 3.8861
03In context
Jamaica beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
Jamaica and Caribbean
Jamaica has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11th | 0.59 | 98.04 | — | 6.4583 |
 Aruba | =41st | 1.755 | 96.09 | — | — |
| Jamaica | 43rd | 4.341 | 94.69 | 92 | 5.6545 |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | =48th | 0.133 | 98.36 | — | 2.6877 |
 Dominica | 50th | 3.952 | 98.03 | — | 4.6942 |
 Cuba | 69th | 4.684 | 97.06 | 74.13 | — |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 86th | 1.711 | 94.08 | — | 3.1051 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 93rd | 7.164 | 96.69 | 84.85 | 3.2336 |
 Montserrat | 96th | 6.686 | 72.92 | — | 7.1902 |
 Saint Lucia | 97th | 7.012 | 91.73 | 94.25 | 2.7421 |
 Dominican Republic | 98th | 4.928 | 93.47 | 64.68 | 3.7606 |
 Barbados | 107th | 17.6 | 78.17 | 95.71 | 3.7754 |
 Grenada | 110th | 4.941 | 74.96 | — | 5.1254 |
 Puerto Rico | 118th | 13.25 | 89.02 | — | 4.2690 |
 Sint Maarten | =123rd | 6.781 | — | — | 3.9236 |
 Curaçao | 128th | 27.89 | 77.65 | — | 5.3007 |
 Cayman Islands | 130th | 5.169 | 96.16 | — | 1.5702 |
 British Virgin Islands | 161st | 26.97 | 82.84 | — | 3.1728 |
 Bahamas | =176th | 15.88 | 47.25 | — | 2.7419 |
 Haiti | 181st | — | 76.02 | 18.48 | 0.9646 |
 Anguilla | not placed | — | 89.69 | — | — |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | not placed | — | — | — | 3.4973 |
 Saint Martin | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 United States Virgin Islands | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11th
- Aruba=41st
- Jamaica43rd
- Turks and Caicos Islands=48th
- Dominica50th
- Cuba69th
- Antigua and Barbuda86th
- Trinidad and Tobago93rd
- Montserrat96th
- Saint Lucia97th
- Dominican Republic98th
- Barbados107th
- Grenada110th
- Puerto Rico118th
- Sint Maarten=123rd
- Curaçao128th
- Cayman Islands130th
- British Virgin Islands161st
- Bahamas=176th
- Haiti181st
- Anguillanot placed
- Saint Kitts and Nevisnot placed
- Saint Martinnot placed
- United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below Jamaica in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Jamaica is ahead of the world, and behind
24 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median9
Statistics on which Jamaica does better than the middle country measured.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.9390.619▲ Improved since 2015
Jamaica: 0.939 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 4th of 176 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9398.765.93▲ Improved since 2014
Jamaica: 98.7 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 7th of 120 · derived.
Government Funding per Primary StudentUIS · 2022 · world median 17.8125.1917.81▲ Improved since 2012
Jamaica: 25.19 · world median 17.81 · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 3.771 to 34.57; higher is better.
Position 5th of 68 · derived.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.9360.529No earlier reading
Jamaica: 0.936 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Lower Secondary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 89.2197.3489.21No real change since 2015
Jamaica: 97.34 · world median 89.21 · Lower secondary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13.73 to 100; higher is better.
Position 45th of 164 · derived.
Primary Completion RateUIS · 2025 · world median 97.4399.3797.43▼ Worsened since 2015
Jamaica: 99.37 · world median 97.43 · Primary completion rate (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.94 to 100; higher is better.
Position 49th of 165 · derived.
Pupils per Qualified Teacher, PrimaryUIS · 2024 · world median 20.6717.9420.67▲ Improved since 2014
Jamaica: 17.94 · world median 20.67 · Primary pupils per qualified teacher (headcount basis). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 8.244 to 284.7; lower is better.
Position 57th of 92 · derived, 1st = worst.
Qualified Teachers in Primary EducationUIS · 2024 · world median 93.6697.3793.66No real change since 2014
Jamaica: 97.37 · world median 93.66 · Primary teachers with the minimum qualifications their country requires (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9339.969.933No real change since 2013
Jamaica: 9.96 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 96th of 193 · derived.
Behind the world median13
Statistics on which Jamaica does worse than the middle country measured.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6696.9198.66▲ Improved since 2016
Jamaica: 96.91 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5949.9558.59No earlier reading
Jamaica: 49.95 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.9417.0587.941▼ Worsened since 2017
Jamaica: 7.058 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 104th of 172 · derived.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35409.63440.35No earlier reading
Jamaica: 409.63 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 52nd of 79 · derived.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3412.3813.34▼ Worsened since 2013
Jamaica: 12.38 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 131st of 195 · derived.
Youth Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 98.2293.5798.22No earlier reading
Jamaica: 93.57 · world median 98.22 · 15–24 year-olds who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 36.7 to 100; higher is better.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32387.13414.32No real change since 2017
Jamaica: 387.13 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 117th of 172 · derived.
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 10097.76100No real change since 2016
Jamaica: 97.76 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
Adult Literacy RateUIS · 2024 · world median 93.9979.9293.99No earlier reading
Jamaica: 79.92 · world median 93.99 · Adults 15+ who can read and write (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.83 to 100; higher is better.
Position 121st of 172 · derived.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.1984.4693.19▼ Worsened since 2014
Jamaica: 84.46 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 82nd of 109 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.926.1748.9No earlier reading
Jamaica: 26.17 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93402.93446.93No earlier reading
Jamaica: 402.93 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 62nd of 79 · derived.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09377.42442.09No earlier reading
Jamaica: 377.42 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 65th of 79 · derived.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1749.1238.17No earlier reading
Jamaica: 49.12 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2404802,240Moved since 2022
Jamaica: 480 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
No current reading for Jamaica
Bachelor's or Higher Attainment (last 2022), Female Share of STEM Graduates, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment (last 2015), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2000), Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Learning Poverty, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Primary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age (last 2023), Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2015), Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary (last 2023), Research and Development Spending (last 2002), Researchers per Million Inhabitants, School Life Expectancy (last 2015), Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes, Tertiary Enrolment Ratio (last 2015), Trust in Scientists and Upper Secondary Attainment (last 2022). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among Jamaica’s 16 topics
Education & Knowledge is Jamaica’s 4th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Work & Labour25th of 1824/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 34th of 1834/4 keys
- Peace & Security36th of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge43rd of 1984/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties51st of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions56th of 1944/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation93rd of 1763/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience103rd of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality86th of 1593/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing120th of 2004/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture112th of 1844/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade110th of 1773/4 keys
- Digital & Technology125th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital132nd of 1963/3 keys
- Energy123rd of 1653/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 143rd of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders Jamaica can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Americas
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11th3/4 keysThis page
Jamaica43rd4/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Jamaica on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Jamaica rank on education & knowledge?
Jamaica is placed 43rd of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Upper Secondary Completion Rate and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for Jamaica?
4.341 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for Jamaica?
94.69 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How have Jamaica’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary fell from 10.93 in 2000 to 4.341 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary rose from 92.79 in 2001 to 94.69 in 2023; Upper Secondary Completion Rate rose from 73.16 in 2000 to 92 in 2025; Government Spending on Education rose from 4.983 in 2000 to 5.655 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for Jamaica?
No current reading is published for Jamaica on Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Female Share of STEM Graduates, Gender Parity Index, Tertiary Enrolment, Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Intergenerational Persistence in Education, Learning Poverty, Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Primary, Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Primary, Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of Birth, Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary Age, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, Research and Development Spending, Researchers per Million Inhabitants, School Life Expectancy, Share of Graduates from ICT Programmes, Tertiary Enrolment Ratio, Trust in Scientists and Upper Secondary Attainment. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 24 statistics on this page come from 6 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Jamaica’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Jamaica (banner) — Konstantin Papushin, CC BY-SA 2.0
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Jamaica: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/jamaica/education