Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 15.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Jamaica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Jamaica is 15.5%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Jamaica peaked at 82.6% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 90th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 79.2% | — |
| 1965 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 82.6% | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 75.5% | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 66.5% | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 56.0% | -15.9% |
| 1990 | 49.3% | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 36.2% | -26.5% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | -34.8% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 79.4% | 79.2% | 79.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 79.1% | 75.5% | 82.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 61.2% | 56.0% | 66.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 36.2% | 49.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 18.9% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 87 Sri Lanka 16.2% compare
- 88 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 15.9% compare
- 89 United Arab Emirates 15.6% compare
- 91 Belize 14.3% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 14.1% compare
- 93 Benin 14.0% compare
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+ with primary in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Jamaica was 15.5% 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+ with primary recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Jamaica ranks 90th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)