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

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

Latest (2002)
0.9%
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
25th
of 79 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2001
All-time low
0.3%
in 1990
Years of data
5
1990–2002

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

00.20.40.60.811990199620021990: 0.343 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241996: 0.778 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241999: 0.533 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242001: 0.97 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242002: 0.857 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Jamaica is 0.9%, measured in 2002.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and up 149.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Jamaica peaked at 1.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1990.

Jamaica ranks 25th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 0.3%
1996 0.8% +126.6%
1999 0.5% -31.4%
2001 1.0% +81.8%
2002 0.9% -11.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.3% 0.8% 3
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 2

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 22 United States of America 0.9% compare
  2. 23 Jordan 0.9%
  3. 24 Poland 0.9%
  4. 26 Tunisia 0.8% compare
  5. 27 South Africa 0.8% compare
  6. 28 Palestine, State of 0.8% compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

More reference data data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Jamaica?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Jamaica was 0.9% in 2002, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2001.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1990.
How does Jamaica rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary?
Jamaica ranks 25th out of 79 countries with data for 2002.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 149.8%. 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 wage 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Jamaica. Statizoid. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/youth-in-non-agricultural-wage-employment-aged-15-24-primary-education-and-below-percent/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-wage-employment-aged-15-24-primary-education-and-below-percent/jamaica/">Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Jamaica</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage 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
79 places, 1,087 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed