School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational 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 … age both sexes educational 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% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 96,420 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 275,788, 35% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 96,420 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 208,407, 46% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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