Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female was 5.52 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Jamaica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Jamaica stood at 5.52. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Jamaica peaked at 5.52 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.61, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 43rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.61 | — |
| 1965 | 3.98 | +10.2% |
| 1970 | 4.28 | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 4.53 | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 4.78 | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 4.91 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 5.05 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 5.23 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 5.35 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.45 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 5.52 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.79 | 3.61 | 3.98 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.41 | 4.28 | 4.53 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.85 | 4.78 | 4.91 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.14 | 5.05 | 5.23 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.4 | 5.35 | 5.45 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.52 | 5.52 | 5.52 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,597 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,265 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 211,097 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female in Jamaica was 5.52 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.52 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.61 in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female?
- Jamaica ranks 43rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 15.