Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Jamaica

Jamaica: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes was 3,064 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3,064 number
Change on year
down 51.0%
World rank
47th
of 64 countries
All-time high
8,600 number
in 2014
All-time low
3,064 number
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Jamaica, 2013–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k2013201620192013: 7.0k number2014: 8.6k number2015: 6.4k number2016: 6.4k number2017: 5.9k number2018: 6.3k number2019: 3.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 3,064 number for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.0% on the previous year and down 56.0% over ten years.

Jamaica ranks 47th of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Jamaica, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 6,961 number
2014 8,600 number +23.5%
2015 6,385 number -25.8%
2016 6,438 number +0.8%
2017 5,920 number -8.0%
2018 6,257 number +5.7%
2019 3,064 number -51.0%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 3,064 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,023 number, 19% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 3,064 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11,204 number, 27% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 44 Costa Rica 4,084 number compare
  2. 45 Turkey 3,535 number compare
  3. 46 Rwanda 3,400 number compare
  4. 48 Iceland 2,894 number compare
  5. 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,715 number compare
  6. 50 Montenegro 2,606 number compare

See the full ranking of 101 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Jamaica?
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in Jamaica was 3,064 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 8,600 number in 2014.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 3,064 number in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes?
Jamaica ranks 47th out of 64 countries with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,001 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.