Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 22,959 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Jamaica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Jamaica is 22,959 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Jamaica peaked at 31,096 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 22,296 number, in 2016.
That places Jamaica 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30,293 number | — |
| 1971 | 30,828 number | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 31,050 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 31,096 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 30,994 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 30,751 number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 30,420 number | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 29,854 number | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 29,341 number | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 28,917 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 28,606 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 28,429 number | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 28,197 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 27,844 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 27,445 number | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 27,063 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 26,790 number | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 26,938 number | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 27,414 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 28,034 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 28,596 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 28,840 number | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 28,869 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 28,711 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 28,450 number | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 28,177 number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 28,017 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 28,024 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 28,088 number | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 28,180 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 28,258 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 28,275 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 28,227 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 28,227 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28,211 number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 22,400 number | -20.6% |
| 2016 | 22,296 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 22,316 number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 22,488 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 22,731 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 22,959 number | +1.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 22,959 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56,835 number, 40% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 22,959 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22,959 number, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,354 number | 28,917 number | 31,096 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 27,676 number | 26,790 number | 28,606 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,395 number | 28,017 number | 28,869 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,240 number | 28,211 number | 28,275 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 22,446 number | 22,296 number | 22,731 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 22,959 number | 22,959 number | 22,959 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,597 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,265 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 211,097 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0744 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Jamaica?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Jamaica was 22,959 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 31,096 number in 1973.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,296 number in 2016.
- How does Jamaica rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Jamaica ranks 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.