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

Jamaica: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education was 0.9% in 2002. ▲ Rising

Latest (2002)
0.9%
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
27th
of 82 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2001
All-time low
0.4%
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2002

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

00.20.40.60.811990199620021990: 0.444 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241996: 0.813 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241999: 0.589 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242001: 0.971 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242002: 0.88 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24

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

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.9% for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in 2002.

That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 98.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Jamaica peaked at 1.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1990.

Jamaica ranks 27th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24) in Jamaica, 1990 to 2002.
Year % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24 Change
1990 0.4%
1996 0.8% +83.0%
1999 0.6% -27.5%
2001 1.0% +64.8%
2002 0.9% -9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.4% 0.8% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 24 United States of America 0.9% compare
  2. 25 Poland 0.9% compare
  3. 26 China 0.9%
  4. 28 Palestine, State of 0.9% compare
  5. 29 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  6. 30 South Africa 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

More reference data data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Jamaica?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Jamaica was 0.9% in 2002, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2001.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1990.
How does Jamaica rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education?
Jamaica ranks 27th out of 82 countries with data for 2002.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 98.2%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low 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, primary education in Jamaica. Statizoid. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/youth-in-non-agricultural-employment-aged-15-24-primary-education-and-below-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-primary-education-and-below-percent-of/jamaica/">Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education in Jamaica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,115 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed