School age population, upper secondary education, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 46,575 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Jamaica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Jamaica stood at 46,575 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Jamaica peaked at 110,261 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 46,575 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, upper secondary education, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 72,154 number | — |
| 1971 | 70,182 number | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 74,152 number | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 79,513 number | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 85,541 number | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 91,454 number | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 96,921 number | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 99,649 number | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 101,151 number | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 101,744 number | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 101,711 number | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 101,374 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 103,456 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 105,472 number | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 107,366 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 109,010 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 110,261 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 109,065 number | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 107,944 number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 106,905 number | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 105,782 number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 104,503 number | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 103,167 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 101,551 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 100,163 number | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 99,537 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 99,835 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 99,954 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 51,815 number | -48.2% |
| 1999 | 52,325 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 52,619 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 52,763 number | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 52,499 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 52,326 number | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 52,188 number | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 52,162 number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 52,353 number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 53,141 number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 53,852 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 54,503 number | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 55,030 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 55,337 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 55,123 number | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 54,997 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 54,715 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 53,902 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 52,574 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 50,848 number | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 49,213 number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 47,729 number | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 46,575 number | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87,246 number | 70,182 number | 101,744 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 106,256 number | 101,374 number | 110,261 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 91,863 number | 51,815 number | 105,782 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,841 number | 52,162 number | 54,503 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,947 number | 47,729 number | 55,337 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,575 number | 46,575 number | 46,575 number | 1 |
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, upper secondary education, female in Jamaica?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Jamaica was 46,575 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 110,261 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,575 number in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Jamaica ranks 141st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.