Human capital composite index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Human capital composite index was 0.0397 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024. β Volatile
Human capital composite index in Jamaica, 1973β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in standard deviations from the yearly mean.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human capital composite index in Jamaica is 0.0397 standard deviations from the yearly mean, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 233.6% on the previous year and down 65.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human capital composite index in Jamaica peaked at 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1980 and was at its lowest, -0.3188 standard deviations from the yearly mean, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 113th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7836 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5162 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.992 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.6675 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3812 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2883 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.0432 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.5769 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1493 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1642 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.3975 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1091 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.1303 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.4299 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0947 standard deviations from the yearly mean | -0.3188 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 0.0397 standard deviations from the yearly mean | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 110 Ecuador 0.0655 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 111 Dominica 0.0598 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 112 Nauru 0.0415 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 114 Marshall Islands 0.0165 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 115 Kuwait 0.0126 standard deviations from the yearly mean compare
- 116 United States 0.0078 standard deviations from the yearly mean 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 human capital composite index in Jamaica?
- Human capital composite index in Jamaica was 0.0397 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest human capital composite index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 1980.
- What is the lowest human capital composite index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3188 standard deviations from the yearly mean in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for human capital composite index?
- Jamaica ranks 113th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human capital composite index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Human capital composite index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.
Equal-weighted mean of the standardised inputs below.
Computed from
- Literacy rate, adult total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, primary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- School enrollment, secondary Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Government expenditure on education, total Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
An equal-weighted index of 4 indicators: Literacy rate, adult total; School enrollment, primary; School enrollment, secondary; Government expenditure on education, total. Each is standardised against that year's spread across all reporting countries before averaging, so a score of 0 is the average country and +1 is one standard deviation above it.