What is population, age 12, female in Jamaica?

Population, age 12, female in Jamaica was 26,674 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 12, female recorded in Jamaica?

The highest recorded value was 28,787 in 2005.

What is the lowest population, age 12, female recorded in Jamaica?

The lowest recorded value was 26,651 in 1991.

How does Jamaica rank for population, age 12, female?

Jamaica ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 12, female rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Jamaica data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 12, female in Jamaica

Name: Population, age 12, female in Jamaica
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Jamaica: Population, age 12, female was 26,674 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

26,674

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

125th

of 191 countries

All-time high

28,787

in 2005

All-time low

26,651

in 1991

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 12, female in Jamaica, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2015, population, age 12, female in Jamaica stood at 26,674.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, female in Jamaica peaked at 28,787 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 26,651, in 1991.

That places Jamaica 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	26,964	26,651	27,167	10
2000s	28,035	27,211	28,787	10
2010s	26,752	26,674	26,872	5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

122 Finland 28,373 compare
123 New Zealand 28,258 compare
124 Guinea-Bissau 27,994 compare
126 Lesotho 25,970 compare
127 Oman 25,876 compare
128 Slovakia 24,902 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Jamaica

Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 73.1% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 11,768 (2024)
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.35 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 97.1% (2024)

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, female in Jamaica?: Population, age 12, female in Jamaica was 26,674 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, female recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 28,787 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, age 12, female recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 26,651 in 1991.
How does Jamaica rank for population, age 12, female?: Jamaica ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, female rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 12, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 12, female
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,605 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.