Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 20.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Jamaica stood at 20.9%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Jamaica peaked at 89.5% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 68th 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 50-54 with primary in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.5% | — |
| 1965 | 81.1% | +7.5% |
| 1970 | 89.4% | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 88.1% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 84.3% | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 71.1% | -15.7% |
| 2000 | 47.2% | -33.6% |
| 2005 | 34.2% | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | -39.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 20.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.7%, 62% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 20.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.1%, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.3% | 75.5% | 81.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 88.1% | 88.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 77.7% | 71.1% | 84.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.7% | 34.2% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 65 Luxembourg 22.6% compare
- 66 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.2% compare
- 67 Bangladesh 22.1% compare
- 69 Spain 20.8% compare
- 70 Eswatini 20.6% compare
- 71 Brunei Darussalam 20.0% 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 50-54 with primary in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in Jamaica was 20.9% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.5% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
- Jamaica ranks 68th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. 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 50-54 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)