School age population, primary education, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, primary education, male was 107,613 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
107,613
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
140th
of 222 countries
All-time high
182,930
in 2002
All-time low
107,613
in 2025
Years of data
56
1970–2025
School age population, primary education, male in Jamaica, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, school age population, primary education, male in Jamaica stood at 107,613. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Jamaica peaked at 182,930 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 107,613, in 2025.
That places Jamaica 140th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 143,667 | — |
| 1971 | 172,453 | +20.0% |
| 1972 | 174,298 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 175,280 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 176,028 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 176,236 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 175,623 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 174,604 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 173,826 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 173,184 | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 173,313 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 173,138 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 173,056 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 172,690 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 172,436 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 171,777 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 170,396 | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 169,551 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 169,165 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 169,525 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 170,738 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 172,214 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 173,296 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 174,820 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 175,608 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 175,851 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 175,410 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 175,435 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 176,470 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 178,463 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 180,450 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 181,993 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 182,930 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 182,586 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 180,619 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 177,051 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 172,628 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 167,382 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 162,362 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 157,838 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 154,012 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 150,787 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 148,180 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 146,222 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 144,084 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 141,430 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 138,272 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 134,767 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 130,938 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 127,006 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 123,142 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 119,628 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 116,349 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 113,230 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 110,410 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 107,613 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 171,520 | 143,667 | 176,236 | 10 |
| 1980s | 171,505 | 169,165 | 173,313 | 10 |
| 1990s | 174,830 | 170,738 | 178,463 | 10 |
| 2000s | 174,584 | 157,838 | 182,930 | 10 |
| 2010s | 141,570 | 127,006 | 154,012 | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,062 | 107,613 | 123,142 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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, primary education, male in Jamaica?
- School age population, primary education, male in Jamaica was 107,613 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 182,930 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 107,613 in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Jamaica ranks 140th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release