School age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica

Jamaica: School age population, early childhood educational development was 71,849 number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
71,849 number
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
59th
of 92 countries
All-time high
74,968 number
in 2017
All-time low
71,849 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: 72.0k number2014: 72.8k number2015: 73.7k number2016: 74.1k number2017: 75.0k number2018: 73.9k number2019: 71.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica stood at 71,849 number. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% 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, male (number) in Jamaica, 2013 to 2019.
Year number Change
2013 71,957 number
2014 72,780 number +1.1%
2015 73,679 number +1.2%
2016 74,072 number +0.5%
2017 74,968 number +1.2%
2018 73,917 number -1.4%
2019 71,849 number -2.8%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 71,849 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 141,248 number, 51% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 71,849 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 143,406 number, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 56 New Zealand 92,129 number compare
  2. 57 Mongolia 89,665 number
  3. 58 Uruguay 72,757 number compare
  4. 60 Serbia 66,372 number compare
  5. 61 Norway 61,890 number compare
  6. 62 Belarus 59,240 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 71,849 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 74,968 number in 2017.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 71,849 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 0.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

Male 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/