Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female was 138 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Jamaica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Jamaica stood at 138.
The figure is up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Jamaica peaked at 140 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 77, in 1960.
That places Jamaica 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 77 | — |
| 1965 | 91 | +18.2% |
| 1970 | 85 | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 117 | +37.6% |
| 1980 | 125 | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 140 | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 128 | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 123 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 127 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 133 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 138 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84 | 77 | 91 | 2 |
| 1970s | 101 | 85 | 117 | 2 |
| 1980s | 132.5 | 125 | 140 | 2 |
| 1990s | 125.5 | 123 | 128 | 2 |
| 2000s | 130 | 127 | 133 | 2 |
| 2010s | 138 | 138 | 138 | 1 |
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More education data for Jamaica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female in Jamaica was 138 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 140 in 1985.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female?
- Jamaica ranks 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: Population in thousands, age 15-19, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15-19, female is the female population of 15-19 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.