School age population, pre-primary education, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 72,948 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
72,948 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
134th
of 206 countries
All-time high
95,814 number
in 1971
All-time low
69,354 number
in 2015
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Jamaica, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 72,948 number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Jamaica peaked at 95,814 number in 1971 and was at its lowest, 69,354 number, in 2015.
Jamaica ranks 134th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 95,049 number | — |
| 1971 | 95,814 number | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 95,702 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 95,179 number | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 94,356 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 93,417 number | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 92,401 number | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 90,876 number | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 89,557 number | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 88,496 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 87,862 number | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 87,447 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 86,625 number | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 85,824 number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 85,250 number | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 85,689 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 85,948 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 87,795 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 89,912 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 91,605 number | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 90,695 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 90,024 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 89,094 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 87,992 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 87,019 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 87,115 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 87,282 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 87,959 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 88,781 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 89,492 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 89,502 number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 89,293 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 89,027 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 88,504 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 87,632 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 86,161 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 84,390 number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 81,357 number | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 77,973 number | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 74,696 number | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 72,617 number | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 70,846 number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 70,032 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 69,636 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 69,531 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 69,354 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 69,451 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 70,508 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 71,818 number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 72,948 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 93,085 number | 88,496 number | 95,814 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 87,396 number | 85,250 number | 91,605 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,545 number | 87,019 number | 90,695 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,854 number | 74,696 number | 89,502 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 70,674 number | 69,354 number | 72,948 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 131 Republic of Moldova 78,212 number compare
- 132 Costa Rica 73,253 number compare
- 133 Uruguay 73,067 number compare
- 135 Lesotho 72,107 number compare
- 136 Puerto Rico 69,685 number compare
- 137 Armenia 68,241 number compare
More education data for Jamaica
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Jamaica?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Jamaica was 72,948 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 95,814 number in 1971.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 69,354 number in 2015.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Jamaica ranks 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.