Jamaica vs Singapore: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary

Jamaica
6.5%
in 2010
Singapore
6.0%
in 2010
Jamaica rank
18th
Singapore rank
19th

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary over time

  • Jamaica
  • Singapore
0246196019852010

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 6.5% against 6.0% in Singapore, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.

Jamaica ranks 18th and Singapore ranks 19th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Singapore Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2% 1.1% 0.9% Singapore
1970s 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% Singapore
1980s 0.3% 0.5% 0.2% Singapore
1990s 2.0% 0.7% 1.2% Jamaica
2000s 6.1% 0.3% 5.8% Jamaica
2010s 6.5% 6.0% 0.5% Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary, Jamaica or Singapore?
Jamaica, at 6.5% against 6.0% in Singapore as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary between Jamaica and Singapore?
0.5%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Singapore?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Jamaica and Singapore rank globally for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary?
Jamaica ranks 18th and Singapore ranks 19th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
Last refreshed