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Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 87.2% 2001 58th out of 111
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 83.9% 2001 56th out of 100
Percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 90.7% 2001 44th out of 100
Primary completion rate 82 2005 79th out of 124
Primary completion rate > Men 81 2005 76th out of 119
Primary completion rate > Women 84 2005 73th out of 119

SOURCES: Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics

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  • Jamaica ranked 14 places from the bottom for secondary education, duration > years amongst Former British colonies in 2012.
  • Jamaica ranked 33 places from the bottom for primary education, duration > years amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2012.

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  • Over the years, Africa has had some of the worst literacy rates on Earth; up to 50% of the population is illiterate in some countries.

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