According to Zellyne Jennings-Craig article in the Jamaica Gleaner entitled "How literate are we?'a survey was done in 1999 and published in 2001 on literacy. It revealed that 79.9 % of the population is literate. However that was when the population was at 1.5 million.
it is 52 percent urban and 48 percent rural in Jamaica.
Approximately 87% of the population in Jamaica is literate, meaning they can read and write proficiently. This percentage is relatively high compared to other countries in the region.
Population of Jamaica is 2.889 Million.
The population of Jamaica is 2,702,300 people
Jamaica Plain's population is 37,468.
The population of Jamaica as of July 2012, was 2,889,187 people. The capital of Jamaica is Kingston, with a population of 937,700.
Kingston, Jamaica has a population of 651,880.
80 percent
According to UNESCO, almost 80 percent of the world's population aged 15 and above is now literate.
2,825,928
I would guess about 33% can
1. Kingston, Jamaica: has a population of about 800,000 2.Portmore, Jamaica: has a population of about 350,000 3. St. Catherina: has a population of about 150,000