School age population, tertiary education, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, tertiary education, female was 128,872 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in Jamaica, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Jamaica is 128,872 number, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Jamaica peaked at 134,455 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72,190 number, in 1971.
That places Jamaica 126th out of 203 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76,227 number | — |
| 1971 | 72,190 number | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 72,208 number | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 72,519 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 73,991 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 77,141 number | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 81,883 number | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 89,378 number | +9.2% |
| 1978 | 96,116 number | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 101,227 number | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 104,597 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 106,673 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 110,121 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 113,477 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 116,780 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 120,027 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 123,157 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 124,203 number | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 124,683 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 124,601 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 124,059 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 123,307 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 123,622 number | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 123,668 number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 123,338 number | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 122,657 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 121,735 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 119,795 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 119,467 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 119,199 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 119,913 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 121,355 number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 122,655 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 123,444 number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 123,827 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 123,774 number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 123,455 number | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 124,887 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 126,265 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 127,764 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 129,627 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 131,834 number | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 132,970 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 133,726 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 134,193 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 134,455 number | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 134,380 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 133,287 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 131,426 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 128,872 number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81,288 number | 72,190 number | 101,227 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 116,832 number | 104,597 number | 124,683 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 122,085 number | 119,199 number | 124,059 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 123,734 number | 119,913 number | 127,764 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,477 number | 128,872 number | 134,455 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Jamaica?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Jamaica was 128,872 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 134,455 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,190 number in 1971.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Jamaica ranks 126th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.