Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica is 1.02 index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica peaked at 1.06 index in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.02 index, in 2025.
Jamaica ranks 80th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1.04 index | — |
| 1982 | 1.04 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.05 index | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.05 index | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.06 index | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.05 index | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.05 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.06 index | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.06 index | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.06 index | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.06 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.06 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.05 index | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.05 index | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.04 index | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.04 index | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.04 index | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.04 index | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.03 index | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.02 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 index, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.02 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 95% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.06 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.05 index | 1.04 index | 1.06 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.04 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More gender data for Jamaica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 468.29 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.89 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,341 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,341 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0684 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,800 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 1990.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Jamaica ranks 80th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.