Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total was 0.49 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Jamaica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Jamaica is 0.49, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Jamaica peaked at 0.49 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.02, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 59th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.02 | — |
| 1965 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.04 | +100.0% |
| 1975 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1985 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.11 | +37.5% |
| 1995 | 0.24 | +118.2% |
| 2000 | 0.42 | +75.0% |
| 2005 | 0.45 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.49 | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.045 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.075 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.175 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.435 | 0.42 | 0.45 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.49 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,890 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.78 % change on previous year (2013)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total in Jamaica was 0.49 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
- Jamaica ranks 59th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.