School age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica

Jamaica: School age population, early childhood educational development was 68,655 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
68,655 number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
59th
of 92 countries
All-time high
71,081 number
in 2017
All-time low
68,655 number
in 2019
Years of data
7
2013–2019

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2013201620192013: 69.5k number2014: 69.8k number2015: 70.3k number2016: 70.5k number2017: 71.1k number2018: 70.2k number2019: 68.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica is 68,655 number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

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

School age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Jamaica, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 69,507 number
2014 69,769 number +0.4%
2015 70,335 number +0.8%
2016 70,535 number +0.3%
2017 71,081 number +0.8%
2018 70,228 number -1.2%
2019 68,655 number -2.2%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 68,655 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135,914 number, 51% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 68,655 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 136,899 number, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 56 Mongolia 87,750 number
  2. 57 New Zealand 87,183 number compare
  3. 58 Uruguay 69,487 number compare
  4. 60 Serbia 62,523 number compare
  5. 61 Norway 58,337 number compare
  6. 62 Belarus 56,924 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 68,655 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 71,081 number in 2017.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 68,655 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 1.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (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

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education 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/