Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total was 8.95 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15-19, 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total in Jamaica stood at 8.95.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Jamaica peaked at 10.06 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.55, in 1960.
That places Jamaica 56th 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.55 | — |
| 1965 | 5.74 | +26.2% |
| 1970 | 6.03 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 6.58 | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 7.12 | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 7.42 | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 8.45 | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 8.74 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 9.95 | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 10.06 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 8.95 | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.14 | 4.55 | 5.74 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.3 | 6.03 | 6.58 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.27 | 7.12 | 7.42 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.59 | 8.45 | 8.74 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 | 9.95 | 10.06 | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.95 | 8.95 | 8.95 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 211,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0744 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 103,444 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total in Jamaica was 8.95 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 10.06 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Jamaica ranks 56th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 total schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of education completed among people age 15-19.