School age population, secondary education, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, secondary education, male was 118,787 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
118,787 number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
141st
of 205 countries
All-time high
200,941 number
in 1986
All-time low
118,787 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Jamaica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Jamaica is 118,787 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Jamaica peaked at 200,941 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 118,787 number, in 2020.
That places Jamaica 141st out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 138,100 number | — |
| 1971 | 137,015 number | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 146,642 number | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 156,972 number | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 167,321 number | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 177,097 number | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 186,012 number | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 187,485 number | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 187,228 number | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 186,431 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 185,975 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 186,257 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 190,626 number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 194,344 number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 197,343 number | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 199,594 number | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 200,941 number | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 197,550 number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 193,718 number | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 189,963 number | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 186,494 number | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 183,556 number | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 181,467 number | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 180,278 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 180,074 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 180,939 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 182,641 number | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 182,382 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 133,742 number | -26.7% |
| 1999 | 134,058 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 134,432 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 134,971 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 136,255 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 138,012 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 139,828 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 141,298 number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 142,290 number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 142,774 number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 143,564 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 144,398 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 145,120 number | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 145,361 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 144,066 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 142,049 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 139,382 number | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 136,056 number | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 132,365 number | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 128,098 number | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 124,473 number | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 121,402 number | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 118,787 number | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 167,030 number | 137,015 number | 187,485 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 193,631 number | 185,975 number | 200,941 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 172,563 number | 133,742 number | 186,494 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 139,782 number | 134,432 number | 144,398 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 135,837 number | 121,402 number | 145,361 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,787 number | 118,787 number | 118,787 number | 1 |
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More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,890 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.78 % change on previous year (2013)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Jamaica?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Jamaica was 118,787 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 200,941 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 118,787 number in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Jamaica ranks 141st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.