Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. was 59.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Jamaica, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 59.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Jamaica peaked at 89.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 15th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 69.1% | — |
| 1965 | 76.9% | +11.3% |
| 1970 | 86.4% | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 87.1% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 88.1% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 88.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 89.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 80.1% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 65.6% | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.0% | 69.1% | 76.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 86.8% | 86.4% | 87.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 88.3% | 88.1% | 88.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 84.7% | 80.1% | 89.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 62.2% | 65.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 59.6% | 59.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 12 Costa Rica 62.6% compare
- 13 Zimbabwe 61.2% compare
- 14 Iceland 60.5% compare
- 16 Philippines 59.4% compare
- 17 Portugal 59.4% compare
- 18 Dominican Republic 59.0% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. in Jamaica was 59.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 89.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling.?
- Jamaica ranks 15th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 70-74 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)