Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary was 28.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Jamaica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Jamaica stood at 28.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Jamaica peaked at 28.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 44th 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.8% | — |
| 1965 | 8.1% | +194.6% |
| 1970 | 8.1% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 11.4% | +40.1% |
| 1980 | 14.3% | +25.5% |
| 1985 | 18.5% | +29.5% |
| 1990 | 22.4% | +20.9% |
| 1995 | 23.6% | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 2.8% | 8.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 8.1% | 11.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 14.3% | 18.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 22.4% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 27.2% | 28.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,043 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Jamaica was 28.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Jamaica ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary