Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 11,715 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Jamaica, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 11,715 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 259.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Jamaica peaked at 13,591 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 676 number, in 1984.
That places Jamaica 65th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9,261 number | — |
| 1977 | 1,941 number | -79.0% |
| 1984 | 676 number | -65.2% |
| 1999 | 5,309 number | +685.4% |
| 2000 | 8,708 number | +64.0% |
| 2001 | 10,663 number | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 8,730 number | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 7,791 number | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 3,345 number | -57.1% |
| 2005 | 3,255 number | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 13,591 number | +317.5% |
| 2014 | 12,247 number | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 11,876 number | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 12,639 number | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 13,162 number | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 11,781 number | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 11,715 number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,601 number | 1,941 number | 9,261 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 676 number | 676 number | 676 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 5,309 number | 5,309 number | 5,309 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 7,082 number | 3,255 number | 10,663 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 12,430 number | 11,715 number | 13,591 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,597 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,265 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 211,097 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Jamaica?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Jamaica was 11,715 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 13,591 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 676 number in 1984.
- How does Jamaica rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Jamaica ranks 65th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 259.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.