What is population, age 12, total in Jamaica?

Population, age 12, total in Jamaica was 54,630 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

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

The highest recorded value was 59,016 in 2005.

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

The lowest recorded value was 53,408 in 1991.

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

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

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

Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 12, total in Jamaica

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

Jamaica: Population, age 12, total was 54,630 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

54,630

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

125th

of 191 countries

All-time high

59,016

in 2005

All-time low

53,408

in 1991

Years of data

1990–2015

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 12, total in Jamaica is 54,630, measured in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 12, total in Jamaica peaked at 59,016 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 53,408, 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	54,138	53,408	54,625	10
2000s	57,166	54,791	59,016	10
2010s	54,755	54,630	54,996	5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

122 New Zealand 58,401 compare
123 Finland 58,004 compare
124 Guinea-Bissau 55,939 compare
126 Oman 53,084 compare
127 Lesotho 52,271 compare
128 Slovakia 51,188 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Jamaica

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

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 12, total in Jamaica?: Population, age 12, total in Jamaica was 54,630 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 12, total recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 59,016 in 2005.
What is the lowest population, age 12, total recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 53,408 in 1991.
How does Jamaica rank for population, age 12, total?: Jamaica ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 12, total rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 12, total
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, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.