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 80.0% 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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Jamaica is 80.0%, measured in 2010.
The figure is down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Jamaica peaked at 84.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1960.
That places Jamaica 58th 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.6% | — |
| 1965 | 34.3% | +195.3% |
| 1970 | 33.6% | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 45.5% | +35.3% |
| 1980 | 53.2% | +17.1% |
| 1985 | 64.8% | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 73.5% | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 83.7% | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.9% | 11.6% | 34.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 39.5% | 33.6% | 45.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 59.0% | 53.2% | 64.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 73.8% | 73.5% | 74.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 83.7% | 84.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 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 80.0% 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 84.8% 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 11.6% in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Jamaica ranks 58th 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 down 4.5%. 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: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)