School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 22,845 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Jamaica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Jamaica is 22,845 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Jamaica peaked at 30,625 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 22,845 number, in 2020.
That places Jamaica 137th out of 204 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26,784 number | — |
| 1971 | 26,703 number | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 27,550 number | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 28,450 number | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 29,358 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 30,120 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 30,625 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 30,116 number | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 29,771 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 29,640 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 29,614 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 29,516 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 29,463 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 29,474 number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 29,542 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 29,483 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 29,096 number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 28,160 number | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 27,425 number | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 26,805 number | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 26,454 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 26,620 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 27,035 number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 27,386 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 27,751 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 28,054 number | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 28,109 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 27,847 number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 27,780 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 27,847 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 28,005 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 28,251 number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 28,566 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 28,785 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 28,894 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 25,143 number | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 24,553 number | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 23,999 number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 23,528 number | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 23,103 number | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 22,845 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28,912 number | 26,703 number | 30,625 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,858 number | 26,805 number | 29,614 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,488 number | 26,454 number | 28,109 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,500 number | 28,005 number | 28,894 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 24,065 number | 23,103 number | 25,143 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 22,845 number | 22,845 number | 22,845 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Jamaica?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Jamaica was 22,845 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 30,625 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,845 number in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Jamaica ranks 137th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. 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, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.