Brazil vs Jamaica: Share of schools with access to electricity
Brazil
97.9%
in 2024
Jamaica
97.8%
in 2024
Brazil rank
90th
Jamaica rank
92nd
Share of schools with access to electricity over time
- Brazil
- Jamaica
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 97.9% against 97.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Jamaica ahead.
Brazil ranks 90th and Jamaica ranks 92nd of 135 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.8% | 97.5% | 2.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 99.4% | 2.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of schools with access to electricity, Brazil or Jamaica?
- Brazil, at 97.9% against 97.8% in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of schools with access to electricity between Brazil and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Jamaica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Jamaica rank globally for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Brazil ranks 90th and Jamaica ranks 92nd of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).