Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total was 1,391 in 2010. β² Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 25+, total in Jamaica, 1960β2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Jamaica stood at 1,391. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Jamaica peaked at 1,391 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 679, in 1960.
That places Jamaica 119th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 688 | 679 | 697 | 2 |
| 1970s | 713 | 700 | 726 | 2 |
| 1980s | 884 | 830 | 938 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,106 | 1,052 | 1,160 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,294 | 1,267 | 1,320 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,391 | 1,391 | 1,391 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 116 Congo, Republic of 1,502 compare
- 117 Slovenia, Republic of 1,478 compare
- 118 Mongolia 1,441 compare
- 120 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 1,352 compare
- 121 Liberia 1,229 compare
- 122 Estonia, Republic of 933 compare
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11,768 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.35 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total in Jamaica was 1,391 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 25+, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,391 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 679 in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total?
- Jamaica ranks 119th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 25+, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 25+, total is the total population over age 25 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.