Population, age 8, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population, age 8, total was 52,055 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Population, age 8, total in Jamaica, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 8, total in Jamaica stood at 52,055. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 8, total in Jamaica peaked at 58,567 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52,055, in 2015.
Jamaica ranks 129th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,204 | 55,209 | 58,180 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,971 | 55,416 | 58,567 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,747 | 52,055 | 55,030 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 8, total in Jamaica?
- Population, age 8, total in Jamaica was 52,055 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 8, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 58,567 in 2000.
- What is the lowest population, age 8, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 52,055 in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for population, age 8, total?
- Jamaica ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 8, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 8, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.