Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total was 5.47 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total 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+, total in Jamaica stood at 5.47. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Jamaica peaked at 5.47 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.54, in 1960.
That places Jamaica 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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+, total in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.54 | — |
| 1965 | 3.92 | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 4.28 | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 4.52 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 4.77 | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 4.89 | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 5.02 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 5.18 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 5.32 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 5.43 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5.47 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.73 | 3.54 | 3.92 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.4 | 4.28 | 4.52 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.83 | 4.77 | 4.89 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.1 | 5.02 | 5.18 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.38 | 5.32 | 5.43 | 2 |
| 2010s | 5.47 | 5.47 | 5.47 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,248 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 74,537 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.92 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,494 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,274 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,647 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.44 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total in Jamaica was 5.47 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+, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.47 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Jamaica ranks 49th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of primary education completed among people over age 15.