Jamaica Literacy Rate 1999-2023

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
  • Jamaica literacy rate for 2014 was 88.10%, a 8.18% increase from 1999.
  • Jamaica literacy rate for 1999 was 79.92%, a 79.92% increase from .
  • Jamaica literacy rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
  • Jamaica literacy rate for was 0.00%, a 0% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
Azerbaijan 99.79%
Turkmenistan 99.70%
Maldives 98.61%
Grenada 98.60%
North Macedonia 97.80%
Turkey 95.44%
Paraguay 95.03%
Mexico 94.56%
Ecuador 94.22%
Colombia 94.19%
South Africa 94.14%
Peru 93.71%
Mauritius 92.47%
Dominican Republic 91.76%
Brazil 91.73%
Jamaica 88.10%
Guyana 85.64%
Iran 84.71%
Iraq 82.20%
Guatemala 81.29%
Jamaica Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2014 88.10% 8.18%
1999 79.92% 8.18%