School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 233,201 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
233,201 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
142nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
396,225 number
in 1986
All-time low
233,201 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica is 233,201 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica peaked at 396,225 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 233,201 number, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 142nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 280,108 number | — |
| 1971 | 276,632 number | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 293,942 number | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 313,123 number | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 332,760 number | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 351,581 number | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 368,862 number | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 373,016 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 373,426 number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 372,160 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 370,851 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 370,391 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 377,733 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 384,022 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 389,251 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 393,441 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 396,225 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 390,132 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 383,465 number | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 376,993 number | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 370,905 number | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 365,606 number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 361,728 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 359,392 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 358,844 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 360,376 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 363,607 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 363,693 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 266,802 number | -26.6% |
| 1999 | 267,472 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 268,227 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 269,338 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 269,925 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 271,282 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 273,019 number | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 274,762 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 276,388 number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 278,546 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 280,634 number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 282,385 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 283,716 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 284,111 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 281,484 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 277,557 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 272,417 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 265,979 number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 258,798 number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 250,627 number | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 243,731 number | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 237,966 number | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 233,201 number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 333,561 number | 276,632 number | 373,426 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 383,250 number | 370,391 number | 396,225 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 343,842 number | 266,802 number | 370,905 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 274,451 number | 268,227 number | 282,385 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 265,639 number | 237,966 number | 284,111 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 233,201 number | 233,201 number | 233,201 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,248 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 74,537 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.92 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,494 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,274 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,647 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.44 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica was 233,201 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 396,225 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,201 number in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Jamaica ranks 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.