Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Jamaica

Jamaica: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 1,976 number in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1,976 number
Change on year
down 15.4%
World rank
74th
of 132 countries
All-time high
2,335 number
in 2018
All-time low
0 number
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Jamaica, 2013–2019

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2013201620192013: 0 number2014: 1.8k number2015: 1.6k number2016: 699 number2017: 1.5k number2018: 2.3k number2019: 2.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 1,976 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2019.

That represents a change of down 15.4% on the previous year and up 12.9% over five years.

That places Jamaica 74th out of 132 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number) in Jamaica, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 0 number
2014 1,750 number
2015 1,600 number -8.6%
2016 699 number -56.3%
2017 1,491 number +113.3%
2018 2,335 number +56.6%
2019 1,976 number -15.4%

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 71 Albania 2,311 number
  2. 72 Mongolia 2,202 number compare
  3. 73 Belgium 2,019 number compare
  4. 75 Bahamas 1,763 number compare
  5. 76 New Zealand 1,759 number compare
  6. 77 Samoa 1,723 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Jamaica?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Jamaica was 1,976 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 2,335 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 number in 2013.
How does Jamaica rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Jamaica ranks 74th out of 132 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,347 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/