Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Jamaica

Jamaica: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.9% in 2002. ▬ Flat

Latest (2002)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
60th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1996
All-time low
0.8%
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2002

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Jamaica, 1990–2002

00.20.40.60.81990199620021990: 0.827 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241996: 0.89 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241999: 0.865 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242001: 0.846 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242002: 0.855 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2002, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Jamaica stood at 0.9%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Jamaica peaked at 0.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1990.

Jamaica ranks 60th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24) in Jamaica, 1990 to 2002.
Year % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24 Change
1990 0.8%
1996 0.9% +7.6%
1999 0.9% -2.8%
2001 0.8% -2.2%
2002 0.9% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 2

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 57 Bulgaria 0.9%
  2. 58 Paraguay 0.9% compare
  3. 59 El Salvador 0.9% compare
  4. 61 Pakistan 0.9% compare
  5. 62 Bangladesh 0.8%
  6. 63 Lithuania 0.8%

See the full ranking of 92 places →

More reference data data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Jamaica?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Jamaica was 0.9% in 2002, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1996.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
How does Jamaica rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Jamaica ranks 60th out of 92 countries with data for 2002.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24). 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

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Jamaica. Statizoid. Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/youth-in-non-agricultural-employment-aged-15-24-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/youth-in-non-agricultural-employment-aged-15-24-above-primary-education-percent-of/jamaica/">Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Jamaica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,222 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed