Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 16.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. 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 16.5% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Jamaica peaked at 83.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 94th 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 76.9% | — |
| 1965 | 78.5% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 83.1% | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 77.2% | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 68.3% | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 58.0% | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 51.8% | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 38.1% | -26.5% |
| 2000 | 25.7% | -32.5% |
| 2005 | 20.3% | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 16.5% | -18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.7% | 76.9% | 78.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 80.1% | 77.2% | 83.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 63.2% | 58.0% | 68.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 38.1% | 51.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 20.3% | 25.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.5% | 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Jamaica was 16.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Jamaica ranks 94th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. 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 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)