Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total was 9.8 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Jamaica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 9.8 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Jamaica peaked at 9.8 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.37, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 55th 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 total schooling, age 45-49, total in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.37 | — |
| 1965 | 3.91 | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 4.29 | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 4.63 | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 4.75 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 5.15 | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 5.1 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 6.83 | +33.9% |
| 2000 | 8.41 | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 9.22 | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 9.8 | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.64 | 3.37 | 3.91 | 2 |
| 1970s | 4.46 | 4.29 | 4.63 | 2 |
| 1980s | 4.95 | 4.75 | 5.15 | 2 |
| 1990s | 5.96 | 5.1 | 6.83 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.82 | 8.41 | 9.22 | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 1 |
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More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 103,444 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0379 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total in Jamaica was 9.8 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 45-49, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.37 in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total?
- Jamaica ranks 55th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 45-49, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 45-49, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 45-49, total is the average years of education completed among people age 45-49.