Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Jamaica
Jamaica: Share in poverty vs. educational attainment was 11.15 years in 2040. ▲ Rising
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Jamaica, 1980–2040
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2040, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Jamaica stood at 11.15 years. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Jamaica peaked at 11.15 years in 2040 and was at its lowest, 6.27 years, in 1980.
That places Jamaica 66th out of 146 countries with data for 2040, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.56 years | 6.27 years | 6.86 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.02 years | 7.48 years | 8.55 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.84 years | 9.59 years | 10.09 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.07 years | 9.81 years | 10.33 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 10.22 years | 10.1 years | 10.34 years | 2 |
| 2030s | 10.73 years | 10.6 years | 10.87 years | 2 |
| 2040s | 11.15 years | 11.15 years | 11.15 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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. average years of schooling 1.35 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Jamaica?
- Share in poverty vs. educational attainment in Jamaica was 11.15 years in 2040, according to Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 11.15 years in 2040.
- What is the lowest share in poverty vs. educational attainment recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 years in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for share in poverty vs. educational attainment?
- Jamaica ranks 66th out of 146 countries with data for 2040.
- Is share in poverty vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in poverty vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.