School age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, early childhood educational development was 96,420 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica stood at 96,420. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica peaked at 120,941 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 96,420, in 2025.
That places Jamaica 67th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 120,941 | — |
| 2014 | 117,237 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 114,153 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 111,580 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 109,075 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 106,522 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 103,931 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 101,945 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 100,943 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 100,286 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 99,403 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 98,177 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 96,420 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 111,920 | 103,931 | 120,941 | 7 |
| 2020s | 99,529 | 96,420 | 101,945 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Jamaica was 96,420 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 120,941 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,420 in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Jamaica ranks 67th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release