Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 47.2% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 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
Jamaica recorded 47.2% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Jamaica peaked at 89.7% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 2010.
That places Jamaica 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.4% | — |
| 1965 | 79.6% | +8.5% |
| 1970 | 88.0% | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 89.6% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 77.3% | -13.7% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 55.0% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | -14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.5% | 73.4% | 79.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 88.2% | 88.0% | 88.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 89.6% | 89.6% | 89.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 83.4% | 77.3% | 89.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 55.0% | 60.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.2% | 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 60-64 with primary in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in Jamaica was 47.2% 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 60-64 with primary recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
- Jamaica ranks 30th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. 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 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)