School age population, early childhood education, male in Jamaica

Jamaica: School age population, early childhood education, male was 144,797 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
144,797 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
121st
of 199 countries
All-time high
145,735 number
in 2018
All-time low
70,032 number
in 2012
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k1998200820191998: 88.8k number1999: 89.5k number2000: 89.5k number2001: 89.3k number2002: 89.0k number2003: 88.5k number2004: 87.6k number2005: 86.2k number2006: 84.4k number2007: 81.4k number2008: 78.0k number2009: 74.7k number2010: 72.6k number2011: 70.8k number2012: 70.0k number2013: 141.6k number2014: 142.3k number2015: 143.0k number2016: 143.5k number2017: 145.5k number2018: 145.7k number2019: 144.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, male in Jamaica stood at 144,797 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 93.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Jamaica peaked at 145,735 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70,032 number, in 2012.

Jamaica ranks 121st of 199 countries on this measure, 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, male in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Jamaica, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 88,781 number
1999 89,492 number +0.8%
2000 89,502 number +0.0%
2001 89,293 number -0.2%
2002 89,027 number -0.3%
2003 88,504 number -0.6%
2004 87,632 number -1.0%
2005 86,161 number -1.7%
2006 84,390 number -2.1%
2007 81,357 number -3.6%
2008 77,973 number -4.2%
2009 74,696 number -4.2%
2010 72,617 number -2.8%
2011 70,846 number -2.4%
2012 70,032 number -1.1%
2013 141,593 number +102.2%
2014 142,311 number +0.5%
2015 143,033 number +0.5%
2016 143,523 number +0.3%
2017 145,476 number +1.4%
2018 145,735 number +0.2%
2019 144,797 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 89,136 number 88,781 number 89,492 number 2
2000s 84,854 number 74,696 number 89,502 number 10
2010s 121,996 number 70,032 number 145,735 number 10

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 118 New Zealand 154,689 number compare
  2. 119 Mongolia 153,301 number compare
  3. 120 Uruguay 145,824 number compare
  4. 122 Palestine, State of 139,347 number compare
  5. 123 Libya 136,368 number compare
  6. 124 Bulgaria 135,924 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Jamaica?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Jamaica was 144,797 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 145,735 number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 70,032 number in 2012.
How does Jamaica rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Jamaica ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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

Male 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/