School age population, upper secondary education, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 48,615 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Jamaica, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Jamaica stood at 48,615 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Jamaica peaked at 113,059 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 48,615 number, in 2020.
Jamaica ranks 139th 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, male in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 67,664 number | — |
| 1971 | 66,762 number | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 71,912 number | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 78,536 number | +9.2% |
| 1974 | 85,765 number | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 92,644 number | +8.0% |
| 1976 | 98,777 number | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 100,829 number | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 101,475 number | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 101,369 number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 101,019 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 100,836 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 103,854 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 106,902 number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 109,649 number | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 111,750 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 113,059 number | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 111,533 number | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 109,874 number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 108,276 number | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 106,703 number | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 105,116 number | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 103,585 number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 101,938 number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 100,671 number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 100,244 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 100,735 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 100,443 number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 51,941 number | -48.3% |
| 1999 | 52,360 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 52,603 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 52,694 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 52,978 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 53,668 number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 54,647 number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 55,602 number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 56,262 number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 56,374 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 56,634 number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 57,043 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 57,550 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 57,935 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 57,769 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 57,630 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 57,302 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 56,424 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 55,024 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 53,168 number | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 51,459 number | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 49,905 number | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 48,615 number | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86,573 number | 66,762 number | 101,475 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 107,675 number | 100,836 number | 113,059 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 92,374 number | 51,941 number | 106,703 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 54,850 number | 52,603 number | 57,043 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,417 number | 49,905 number | 57,935 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,615 number | 48,615 number | 48,615 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Jamaica?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Jamaica was 48,615 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 113,059 number in 1986.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,615 number in 2020.
- How does Jamaica rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Jamaica ranks 139th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.