Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary was 64.6% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 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 45-49 with secondary in Jamaica is 64.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Jamaica peaked at 64.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 31st of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.6% | — |
| 1965 | 5.3% | +15.0% |
| 1970 | 5.4% | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 7.7% | +41.9% |
| 1980 | 7.5% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 11.1% | +47.7% |
| 1990 | 8.9% | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 30.1% | +239.4% |
| 2000 | 42.4% | +41.0% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.5% | 5.4% | 7.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 7.5% | 11.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 8.9% | 30.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.4% | 42.4% | 56.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 64.6% | 64.6% | 64.6% | 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 45-49 with secondary in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary in Jamaica was 64.6% 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 45-49 with secondary recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary?
- Jamaica ranks 31st out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 45-49 with secondary rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 45-49 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 45-49 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)