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. βΌ Falling
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Jamaica, 1970β2020
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 134 Botswana 26,973 number compare
- 135 Lesotho, Kingdom of 23,368 number compare
- 136 Uruguay 23,339 number compare
- 138 Puerto Rico 22,328 number compare
- 139 Armenia, Republic of 20,217 number compare
- 140 Croatia 19,634 number compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
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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About this data
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/