School age population, primary education, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, primary education, female was 135,248 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Jamaica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, female in Jamaica stood at 135,248 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Jamaica peaked at 182,907 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 134,617 number, in 2019.
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 41 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 141,515 number | — |
| 1971 | 171,944 number | +21.5% |
| 1972 | 175,797 number | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 179,174 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 181,685 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 182,907 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 182,751 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 179,544 number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 176,634 number | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 174,105 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 172,063 number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 170,644 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 170,284 number | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 169,483 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 168,114 number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 166,074 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 163,515 number | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 161,142 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 160,464 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 161,315 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 163,383 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 165,943 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 167,597 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 168,554 number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 168,779 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 168,302 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 167,369 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 166,766 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 166,746 number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 167,126 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 167,713 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 168,314 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 167,791 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 167,804 number | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 168,092 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 138,474 number | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 136,883 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 135,366 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 134,619 number | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 134,617 number | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 135,248 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 174,606 number | 141,515 number | 182,907 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 166,310 number | 160,464 number | 172,063 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 167,056 number | 163,383 number | 168,779 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 167,943 number | 167,713 number | 168,314 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 135,992 number | 134,617 number | 138,474 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 135,248 number | 135,248 number | 135,248 number | 1 |
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, primary education, female in Jamaica?
- School age population, primary education, female in Jamaica was 135,248 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 182,907 number in 1975.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 134,617 number in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Jamaica ranks 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female 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, primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.