School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Jamaica

Jamaica: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 23,146 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
23,146 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
137th
of 202 countries
All-time high
31,323 number
in 1971
All-time low
22,291 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Jamaica, 1970–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 23,146 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Jamaica peaked at 31,323 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 22,291 number, in 2016.

That places Jamaica 137th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 30,399 number 28,755 number 31,323 number 10
1980s 27,804 number 26,973 number 28,732 number 10
1990s 28,528 number 28,077 number 29,195 number 10
2000s 27,360 number 24,654 number 28,349 number 10
2010s 22,701 number 22,291 number 23,703 number 10
2020s 23,146 number 23,146 number 23,146 number 1

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 134 Botswana 26,973 number compare
  2. 135 Lesotho, Kingdom of 23,368 number compare
  3. 136 Uruguay 23,339 number compare
  4. 138 Puerto Rico 22,328 number compare
  5. 139 Armenia, Republic of 20,217 number compare
  6. 140 Croatia 19,634 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Jamaica?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Jamaica was 23,146 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 31,323 number in 1971.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 22,291 number in 2016.
How does Jamaica rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Jamaica ranks 137th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/