Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female was 986 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in Jamaica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Jamaica is 986, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Jamaica peaked at 986 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 510, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 119th 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.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 510 | — |
| 1965 | 529 | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 521 | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 577 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 658 | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 745 | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 795 | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 843 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 890 | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 937 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 986 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 519.5 | 510 | 529 | 2 |
| 1970s | 549 | 521 | 577 | 2 |
| 1980s | 701.5 | 658 | 745 | 2 |
| 1990s | 819 | 795 | 843 | 2 |
| 2000s | 913.5 | 890 | 937 | 2 |
| 2010s | 986 | 986 | 986 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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+, female in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female in Jamaica was 986 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+, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 986 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 510 in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female?
- Jamaica ranks 119th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in thousands, age 15+, female is the female population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.