Population, age 16, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population, age 16, female was 26,286 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 16, female in Jamaica, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 26,286 for population, age 16, female in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 16, female in Jamaica peaked at 28,098 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24,951, in 1994.
That places Jamaica 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,317 | 24,951 | 25,908 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,059 | 26,065 | 28,098 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,357 | 26,286 | 28,085 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 16, female in Jamaica?
- Population, age 16, female in Jamaica was 26,286 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 16, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 28,098 in 2009.
- What is the lowest population, age 16, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,951 in 1994.
- How does Jamaica rank for population, age 16, female?
- Jamaica ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 16, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Population, age 16, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, female refers to female population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.