Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Jamaica
Jamaica: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 9,847 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Jamaica, 1974–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Jamaica stood at 9,847 number.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Jamaica peaked at 9,978 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,671 number, in 1974.
Jamaica ranks 84th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 2,671 number | — |
| 1975 | 2,681 number | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 3,163 number | +18.0% |
| 1977 | 3,454 number | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 3,329 number | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 4,423 number | +32.9% |
| 1989 | 4,197 number | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 3,942 number | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 4,158 number | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 5,454 number | +31.2% |
| 2000 | 5,958 number | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 5,683 number | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 6,001 number | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 6,475 number | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 6,925 number | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 5,955 number | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 9,978 number | +67.6% |
| 2016 | 9,151 number | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 9,826 number | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 9,553 number | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 9,847 number | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,992 number | 2,671 number | 3,454 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 3,983 number | 3,329 number | 4,423 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 4,518 number | 3,942 number | 5,454 number | 3 |
| 2000s | 6,166 number | 5,683 number | 6,925 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 9,671 number | 9,151 number | 9,978 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 87,177 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,248 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Jamaica?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Jamaica was 9,847 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 9,978 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,671 number in 1974.
- How does Jamaica rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Jamaica ranks 84th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.4%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.