Population of compulsory school age, female in Jamaica

Jamaica: Population of compulsory school age, female was 134,617 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
134,617 number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
135th
of 186 countries
All-time high
168,314 number
in 2001
All-time low
134,617 number
in 2019
Years of data
12
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Jamaica, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k1998200820191998: 166.7k number1999: 167.1k number2000: 167.7k number2001: 168.3k number2002: 167.8k number2003: 167.8k number2004: 168.1k number2015: 138.5k number2016: 136.9k number2017: 135.4k number2018: 134.6k number2019: 134.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Jamaica is 134,617 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Jamaica peaked at 168,314 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 134,617 number, in 2019.

Jamaica ranks 135th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 166,936 number 166,746 number 167,126 number 2
2000s 167,943 number 167,713 number 168,314 number 5
2010s 135,992 number 134,617 number 138,474 number 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 132 North Macedonia, Republic of 147,275 number compare
  2. 133 Albania 140,926 number compare
  3. 134 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 136,249 number compare
  4. 136 Lithuania 130,302 number compare
  5. 137 Latvia 105,773 number compare
  6. 138 Qatar 105,722 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

More reference data data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Jamaica?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Jamaica was 134,617 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 168,314 number in 2001.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 134,617 number in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Jamaica ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.