School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 95,190 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
95,190 number
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
140th
of 205 countries
All-time high
223,320 number
in 1986
All-time low
95,190 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica stood at 95,190 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica peaked at 223,320 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 95,190 number, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 140th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 139,818 number | — |
| 1971 | 136,944 number | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 146,064 number | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 158,049 number | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 171,306 number | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 184,098 number | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 195,698 number | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 200,478 number | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 202,626 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 203,113 number | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 202,730 number | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 202,210 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 207,310 number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 212,374 number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 217,015 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 220,760 number | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 223,320 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 220,598 number | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 217,818 number | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 215,181 number | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 212,485 number | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 209,619 number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 206,752 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 203,489 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 200,834 number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 199,781 number | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 200,570 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 200,397 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 103,756 number | -48.2% |
| 1999 | 104,685 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 105,222 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 105,457 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 105,477 number | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 105,994 number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 106,835 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 107,764 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 108,615 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 109,515 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 110,486 number | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 111,546 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 112,580 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 113,272 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 112,892 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 112,627 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 112,017 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 110,326 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 107,598 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 104,016 number | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 100,672 number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 97,634 number | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 95,190 number | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 173,819 number | 136,944 number | 203,113 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 213,932 number | 202,210 number | 223,320 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 184,237 number | 103,756 number | 212,485 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 107,691 number | 105,222 number | 111,546 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 108,363 number | 97,634 number | 113,272 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,190 number | 95,190 number | 95,190 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Jamaica was 95,190 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 223,320 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,190 number in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Jamaica ranks 140th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.