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Population of compulsory school age, male in Jamaica

Jamaica: Population of compulsory school age, male was 138,937 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
138,937 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
135th
of 186 countries
All-time high
175,986 number
in 2004
All-time low
138,841 number
in 2018
Years of data
12
1998–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1998200820191998: 170.4k number1999: 171.5k number2000: 172.9k number2001: 174.2k number2002: 175.2k number2003: 175.7k number2004: 176.0k number2015: 143.9k number2016: 141.7k number2017: 139.8k number2018: 138.8k number2019: 138.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Jamaica is 138,937 number, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Jamaica peaked at 175,986 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 138,841 number, in 2018.

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 170,967 number 170,421 number 171,513 number 2
2000s 174,794 number 172,892 number 175,986 number 5
2010s 140,628 number 138,841 number 143,887 number 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 132 North Macedonia 156,949 number compare
  2. 133 Lesotho 151,601 number compare
  3. 134 Timor-Leste 140,821 number compare
  4. 136 Lithuania 136,913 number compare
  5. 137 Latvia 111,687 number compare
  6. 138 Qatar 109,606 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, male in Jamaica?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Jamaica was 138,937 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 175,986 number in 2004.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 138,841 number in 2018.
How does Jamaica rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Jamaica ranks 135th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (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 male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.