School age population, one year before than official … male than in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, one year before than official … male than was 24,201 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Jamaica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Jamaica stood at 24,201 number.
The figure is up 1.2% 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 in Jamaica peaked at 31,807 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 22,945 number, in 2016.
That places Jamaica 136th 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.
School age population, one year before than official … male than in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31,286 number | — |
| 1971 | 31,673 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 31,807 number | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 31,784 number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 31,631 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 31,380 number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 31,082 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 30,566 number | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 30,110 number | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 29,729 number | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 29,442 number | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 29,274 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 29,000 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 28,680 number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 28,364 number | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 28,124 number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 28,059 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 28,419 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 28,989 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 29,588 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 29,970 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 29,830 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 29,661 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 29,387 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 29,081 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 28,862 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 28,873 number | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 29,043 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 29,298 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 29,564 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 29,749 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 29,750 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29,731 number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 29,647 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 29,475 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 29,185 number | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 28,743 number | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 27,909 number | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 26,882 number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 25,782 number | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 24,766 number | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 24,025 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 23,587 number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 23,297 number | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 23,125 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 23,029 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 22,945 number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 23,155 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 23,518 number | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 23,918 number | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 24,201 number | +1.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 24,201 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 40% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 24,201 number is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260 number, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31,105 number | 29,729 number | 31,807 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,794 number | 28,059 number | 29,588 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 29,357 number | 28,862 number | 29,970 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,685 number | 25,782 number | 29,750 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,536 number | 22,945 number | 24,766 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,201 number | 24,201 number | 24,201 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 in Jamaica?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Jamaica was 24,201 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 31,807 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,945 number in 2016.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- Jamaica ranks 136th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male 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/