Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Jamaica

Jamaica: Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary was 88.19 in 2002. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2002)
88.19
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
13th
of 69 countries
All-time high
88.19
in 2002
All-time low
5.14
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2002

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Jamaica, 1990–2002

0204060801990199620021990: 5.11996: 39.41999: 86.12001: 77.62002: 88.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 88.19 for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in 2002. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 1,616.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Jamaica peaked at 88.19 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.14, in 1990.

That places Jamaica 13th out of 69 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the top quarter.

Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary education and below in Jamaica, 1990 to 2002.
Year Value Change
1990 5.14
1996 39.39 +666.7%
1999 86.11 +118.6%
2001 77.64 -9.8%
2002 88.19 +13.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.54 5.14 86.11 3
2000s 82.91 77.64 88.19 2

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 10 Mongolia 493.18
  2. 11 Rwanda 142.86
  3. 12 Uruguay 110.74 compare
  4. 14 Pakistan 79.25 compare
  5. 15 Sri Lanka 71.92 compare
  6. 16 Argentina 70.29

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Frequently asked questions

What is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Jamaica?
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary in Jamaica was 88.19 in 2002, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 88.19 in 2002.
What is the lowest median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 5.14 in 1990.
How does Jamaica rank for median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary?
Jamaica ranks 13th out of 69 countries with data for 2002.
Is median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,616.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median earnings per hour, aged 15-64, local currency values, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
69 places, 911 data points, 1970–2021
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