Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 13.1% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary 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 25+ with primary in Jamaica stood at 13.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Jamaica peaked at 31.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 70th 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 25+ with primary in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.6% | — |
| 1965 | 26.4% | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 30.2% | +14.5% |
| 1975 | 31.3% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 31.9% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 30.9% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 29.2% | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | -23.0% |
| 2000 | 15.7% | -30.4% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.0% | 23.6% | 26.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 30.8% | 30.2% | 31.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 30.9% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 22.5% | 29.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.7% | 13.6% | 15.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.1% | 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 25+ with primary in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Jamaica was 13.1% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Jamaica ranks 70th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary