School age population, tertiary education, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, tertiary education, male was 134,339 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
134,339 number
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
128th
of 203 countries
All-time high
140,279 number
in 2015
All-time low
64,227 number
in 1971
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, male in Jamaica, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, male in Jamaica stood at 134,339 number.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Jamaica peaked at 140,279 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 64,227 number, in 1971.
That places Jamaica 128th 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, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67,594 number | — |
| 1971 | 64,227 number | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 64,620 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 65,414 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 67,508 number | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 71,496 number | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 77,420 number | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 86,331 number | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 94,039 number | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 99,489 number | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 102,613 number | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 104,065 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 107,853 number | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 111,462 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 115,026 number | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 118,575 number | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 121,996 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 123,185 number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 123,729 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 123,551 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 122,800 number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 121,876 number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 122,039 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 122,095 number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 121,949 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 121,587 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 121,066 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 119,187 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 119,216 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 118,549 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 118,810 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 119,781 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 121,279 number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 122,466 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 123,841 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 125,869 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 128,753 number | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 131,448 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 133,377 number | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 134,941 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 136,457 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 138,182 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 139,182 number | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 139,780 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 140,092 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 140,279 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 140,224 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 139,020 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 137,027 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 134,339 number | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75,814 number | 64,227 number | 99,489 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 115,206 number | 102,613 number | 123,729 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 121,036 number | 118,549 number | 122,800 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 126,056 number | 118,810 number | 134,941 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 138,458 number | 134,339 number | 140,279 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Jamaica?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Jamaica was 134,339 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 140,279 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,227 number in 1971.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Jamaica ranks 128th out of 203 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.