School age population, lower secondary education, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 70,172 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
70,172 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
141st
of 205 countries
All-time high
87,882 number
in 1986
All-time low
70,172 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Jamaica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 70,172 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Jamaica peaked at 87,882 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 70,172 number, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 141st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 70,436 number | — |
| 1971 | 70,253 number | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 74,730 number | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 78,436 number | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 81,556 number | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 84,453 number | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 87,235 number | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 86,656 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 85,753 number | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 85,062 number | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 84,956 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 85,421 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 86,772 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 87,442 number | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 87,694 number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 87,844 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 87,882 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 86,017 number | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 83,844 number | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 81,687 number | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 79,791 number | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 78,440 number | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 77,882 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 78,340 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 79,403 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 80,695 number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 81,906 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 81,939 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 81,801 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 81,698 number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 81,829 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 82,277 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 83,277 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 84,344 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 85,181 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 85,696 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 86,028 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 86,400 number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 86,930 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 87,355 number | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 87,570 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 87,426 number | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 86,297 number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 84,419 number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 82,080 number | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 79,632 number | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 77,341 number | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 74,930 number | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 73,014 number | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 71,497 number | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 70,172 number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80,457 number | 70,253 number | 87,235 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,956 number | 81,687 number | 87,882 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 80,190 number | 77,882 number | 81,939 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,932 number | 81,829 number | 87,355 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,421 number | 71,497 number | 87,570 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,172 number | 70,172 number | 70,172 number | 1 |
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More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.92 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,494 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,274 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,647 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.44 % change on previous year (2013)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,890 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.78 % change on previous year (2013)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Jamaica?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Jamaica was 70,172 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 87,882 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,172 number in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Jamaica ranks 141st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.