School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 139,906 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
139,906 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
134th
of 206 countries
All-time high
186,817 number
in 1976
All-time low
138,841 number
in 2018
Years of data
41
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Jamaica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Jamaica stood at 139,906 number.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Jamaica peaked at 186,817 number in 1976 and was at its lowest, 138,841 number, in 2018.
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, male (number) (School male) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 144,414 number | — |
| 1971 | 174,731 number | +21.0% |
| 1972 | 178,715 number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 182,124 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 184,720 number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 186,286 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 186,817 number | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 184,004 number | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 181,760 number | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 179,960 number | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 178,443 number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 177,189 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 176,672 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 175,869 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 174,520 number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 172,412 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 169,645 number | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 166,581 number | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 165,128 number | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 165,240 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 166,731 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 168,930 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 170,291 number | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 171,114 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 171,354 number | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 171,016 number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 170,307 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 169,929 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 170,421 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 171,513 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 172,892 number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 174,231 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 175,150 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 175,709 number | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 175,986 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 143,887 number | -18.2% |
| 2016 | 141,718 number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 139,757 number | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 138,841 number | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 138,937 number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 139,906 number | +0.7% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 139,906 number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 244,978 number, 57% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 139,906 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 139,906 number, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 178,353 number | 144,414 number | 186,817 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 172,170 number | 165,128 number | 178,443 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 170,161 number | 166,731 number | 171,513 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 174,794 number | 172,892 number | 175,986 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 140,628 number | 138,841 number | 143,887 number | 5 |
| 2020s | 139,906 number | 139,906 number | 139,906 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.68 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.66 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,597 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,265 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 211,097 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Jamaica?
- School age population, primary education, male in Jamaica was 139,906 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 186,817 number in 1976.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 138,841 number in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Jamaica ranks 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.