Adult literacy rate in Jamaica is 87%. Government expenditure on education is 5.8% of GDP. The education index of Jamaica is 0.668 - formal education levels in the country are average, but most of the population has a secondary school education at least; higher education is possible and not uncommon. People in Jamaica speak the Jamaican English language.

English language
In Jamaica, around 1% of the population or 2,650,000 people speak English. 2,600,000 of Jamaica's population call English their first language. 50,000 of Jamaica's population use English as either foreign or second language.