School age population, early … School both sexes educational in Jamaica

Jamaica: School age population, early … School both sexes educational was 140,504 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
140,504 number
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
59th
of 92 countries
All-time high
146,049 number
in 2017
All-time low
140,504 number
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica, 2013–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k2013201620192013: 141.5k number2014: 142.5k number2015: 144.0k number2016: 144.6k number2017: 146.0k number2018: 144.1k number2019: 140.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 140,504 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Jamaica ranks 59th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, early … School both sexes educational in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Jamaica, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 141,464 number —
2014 142,549 number +0.8%
2015 144,014 number +1.0%
2016 144,607 number +0.4%
2017 146,049 number +1.0%
2018 144,145 number -1.3%
2019 140,504 number -2.5%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 140,504 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 277,162 number, 51% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 140,504 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 280,305 number, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 56 New Zealand 179,312 number compare
  2. 57 Mongolia 177,415 number
  3. 58 Uruguay 142,244 number compare
  4. 60 Serbia 128,895 number compare
  5. 61 Norway 120,227 number compare
  6. 62 Belarus 116,164 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica was 140,504 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 146,049 number in 2017.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 140,504 number in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Jamaica ranks 59th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/