Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Jamaica

Jamaica: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above was 0.1% in 2002. ▲ Rising

Latest (2002)
0.1%
Change on year
up 55.4%
World rank
72nd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2002
All-time low
0.1%
in 2001
Years of data
5
1990–2002

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Jamaica, 1990–2002

00.020.040.060.081990199620021990: 0.061 % of employed population with high education in working age1996: 0.055 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.063 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.054 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.084 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.1% for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in 2002. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 55.4% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Jamaica peaked at 0.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2001.

Jamaica ranks 72nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Jamaica, 1990 to 2002.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1990 0.1%
1996 0.1% -10.0%
1999 0.1% +15.1%
2001 0.1% -15.1%
2002 0.1% +55.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 69 Latvia 0.1% compare
  2. 70 Pakistan 0.1% compare
  3. 71 South Africa 0.1% compare
  4. 73 Egypt 0.1% compare
  5. 74 Hungary 0.1%
  6. 75 Portugal 0.1%

See the full ranking of 82 places →

More reference data data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Jamaica?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Jamaica was 0.1% in 2002, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2002.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2001.
How does Jamaica rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above?
Jamaica ranks 72nd out of 82 countries with data for 2002.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Jamaica. Statizoid. Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/underemployment-less-than-35-hours-per-week-aged-15-64-above-primary-education-percent-of/jamaica/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/underemployment-less-than-35-hours-per-week-aged-15-64-above-primary-education-percent-of/jamaica/">Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above in Jamaica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,081 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed