Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 22.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ 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 22.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Jamaica peaked at 86.8% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 74th 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.3% | — |
| 1965 | 81.0% | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 86.8% | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 84.8% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 79.8% | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 71.8% | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 62.3% | -13.2% |
| 1995 | 47.5% | -23.8% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | -31.7% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 22.6% | -18.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.1% | 75.3% | 81.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 85.8% | 84.8% | 86.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 75.8% | 71.8% | 79.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.9% | 47.5% | 62.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 27.7% | 32.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 22.6% | 22.6% | 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 population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Jamaica was 22.6% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Jamaica ranks 74th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)