School age population, early childhood education, female in Jamaica

Jamaica: School age population, early childhood education, female was 138,346 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
138,346 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
121st
of 199 countries
All-time high
139,165 number
in 2018
All-time low
67,510 number
in 2012
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, female in Jamaica, 1998–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k1998200820191998: 85.1k number1999: 85.3k number2000: 85.1k number2001: 84.9k number2002: 84.7k number2003: 84.4k number2004: 83.8k number2005: 82.3k number2006: 80.6k number2007: 77.8k number2008: 74.6k number2009: 71.5k number2010: 69.7k number2011: 68.1k number2012: 67.5k number2013: 136.9k number2014: 137.2k number2015: 137.6k number2016: 137.8k number2017: 139.1k number2018: 139.2k number2019: 138.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 138,346 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 93.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Jamaica peaked at 139,165 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67,510 number, in 2012.

That places Jamaica 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Jamaica, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 85,095 number
1999 85,325 number +0.3%
2000 85,142 number -0.2%
2001 84,882 number -0.3%
2002 84,670 number -0.2%
2003 84,398 number -0.3%
2004 83,819 number -0.7%
2005 82,350 number -1.8%
2006 80,566 number -2.2%
2007 77,788 number -3.4%
2008 74,625 number -4.1%
2009 71,549 number -4.1%
2010 69,666 number -2.6%
2011 68,104 number -2.2%
2012 67,510 number -0.9%
2013 136,875 number +102.7%
2014 137,247 number +0.3%
2015 137,606 number +0.3%
2016 137,837 number +0.2%
2017 139,119 number +0.9%
2018 139,165 number +0.0%
2019 138,346 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85,210 number 85,095 number 85,325 number 2
2000s 80,979 number 71,549 number 85,142 number 10
2010s 117,148 number 67,510 number 139,165 number 10

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 118 Norway 147,919 number compare
  2. 119 New Zealand 146,747 number compare
  3. 120 Uruguay 139,615 number compare
  4. 122 Palestine, State of 133,196 number compare
  5. 123 Libya 129,212 number compare
  6. 124 Bulgaria 128,516 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Jamaica?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Jamaica was 138,346 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 139,165 number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 67,510 number in 2012.
How does Jamaica rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Jamaica ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/