School age population, secondary education, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, secondary education, female was 114,414 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
114,414 number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
142nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
195,284 number
in 1986
All-time low
114,414 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Jamaica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Jamaica is 114,414 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Jamaica peaked at 195,284 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 114,414 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, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 142,008 number | — |
| 1971 | 139,617 number | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 147,300 number | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 156,151 number | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 165,439 number | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 174,484 number | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 182,850 number | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 185,531 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 186,198 number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 185,729 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 184,876 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 184,134 number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 187,107 number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 189,678 number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 191,908 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 193,847 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 195,284 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 192,582 number | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 189,747 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 187,030 number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 184,411 number | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 182,050 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 180,261 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 179,114 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 178,770 number | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 179,437 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 180,966 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 181,311 number | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 133,060 number | -26.6% |
| 1999 | 133,414 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 133,795 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 134,367 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 133,670 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 133,270 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 133,191 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 133,464 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 134,098 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 135,772 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 137,070 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 137,987 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 138,596 number | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 138,750 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 137,418 number | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 135,508 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 133,035 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 129,923 number | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 126,433 number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 122,529 number | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 119,258 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 116,564 number | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 114,414 number | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 166,531 number | 139,617 number | 186,198 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 189,619 number | 184,134 number | 195,284 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 171,279 number | 133,060 number | 184,411 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 134,668 number | 133,191 number | 137,987 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 129,801 number | 116,564 number | 138,750 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,414 number | 114,414 number | 114,414 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, female in Jamaica?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Jamaica was 114,414 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 195,284 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,414 number in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Jamaica ranks 142nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.