Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total was 284 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Jamaica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 284 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Jamaica peaked at 284 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 146, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 113th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 158 | 146 | 170 | 2 |
| 1970s | 200.5 | 165 | 236 | 2 |
| 1980s | 263.5 | 248 | 279 | 2 |
| 1990s | 250.5 | 247 | 254 | 2 |
| 2000s | 260.5 | 253 | 268 | 2 |
| 2010s | 284 | 284 | 284 | 1 |
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More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total in Jamaica was 284 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, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 284 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 146 in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total?
- Jamaica ranks 113th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15-19, total is the total population of 15-19 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.