What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Jamaica and Uruguay?

2,540 number, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?

41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Uruguay: School age population, primary education, female

Jamaica

135,248 number

in 2020

Uruguay

137,788 number

in 2020

Jamaica rank

134th

Uruguay rank

133rd

School age population, primary education, female over time

Jamaica
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 137,788 number against 135,248 number in Jamaica, a difference of 2,540 number.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Uruguay ahead.

Jamaica ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 133rd of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	174,606 number	150,315 number	24,291 number	Jamaica
1980s	166,310 number	159,808 number	6,502 number	Jamaica
1990s	167,056 number	155,626 number	11,431 number	Jamaica
2000s	167,943 number	161,251 number	6,692 number	Jamaica
2010s	135,992 number	137,679 number	1,688 number	Uruguay
2020s	135,248 number	137,788 number	2,540 number	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Jamaica or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 137,788 number against 135,248 number in Jamaica as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Jamaica and Uruguay?: 2,540 number, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?: Jamaica ranks 134th and Uruguay ranks 133rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.