Population, ages 12-16, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population, ages 12-16, total was 271,835 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, ages 12-16, total in Jamaica, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 12-16, total in Jamaica stood at 271,835.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 12-16, total in Jamaica peaked at 286,440 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 260,074, in 1992.
Jamaica ranks 125th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 262,250 | 260,074 | 265,133 | 10 |
| 2000s | 280,181 | 267,461 | 286,440 | 10 |
| 2010s | 276,915 | 271,835 | 281,576 | 6 |
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, ages 12-16, total in Jamaica?
- Population, ages 12-16, total in Jamaica was 271,835 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 286,440 in 2006.
- What is the lowest population, ages 12-16, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,074 in 1992.
- How does Jamaica rank for population, ages 12-16, total?
- Jamaica ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 12-16, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-16, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population, ages 12-16, total is the total population age 12-16.