School age population, pre-primary education, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 48,523 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Jamaica, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Jamaica stood at 48,523. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Jamaica peaked at 90,483 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 48,523, in 2025.
Jamaica ranks 144th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 90,195 | — |
| 1971 | 89,486 | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 88,881 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 88,084 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 87,295 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 86,831 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 86,687 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 87,197 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 86,963 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 86,500 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 85,216 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 84,495 | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 83,977 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 83,954 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 84,112 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 84,710 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 85,575 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 86,861 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 87,805 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 87,946 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 87,185 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 86,126 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 85,408 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 85,217 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 85,841 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 87,164 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 89,173 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 90,381 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 90,483 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 89,350 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 87,760 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 85,704 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 83,346 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 80,625 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 77,585 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 75,057 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 73,369 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 72,662 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 72,009 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 71,092 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 69,803 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 68,293 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 66,582 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 64,753 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 62,807 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 60,765 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 58,763 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 56,953 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 55,447 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 54,182 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 52,953 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 51,835 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 50,666 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 49,740 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 49,091 | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 48,523 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87,812 | 86,500 | 90,195 | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,465 | 83,954 | 87,946 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,633 | 85,217 | 90,483 | 10 |
| 2000s | 77,921 | 71,092 | 87,760 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61,835 | 54,182 | 69,803 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,468 | 48,523 | 52,953 | 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, pre-primary education, female in Jamaica?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Jamaica was 48,523 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 90,483 in 1998.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,523 in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Jamaica ranks 144th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release