Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 9,063 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Jamaica, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 9,063 for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Jamaica peaked at 9,393 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,292, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 86th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3,451 | — |
| 2002 | 5,962 | +72.8% |
| 2003 | 6,433 | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 6,794 | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 5,826 | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 8,781 | +50.7% |
| 2016 | 8,258 | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 9,393 | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 8,830 | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 8,723 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 6,848 | -21.5% |
| 2021 | 6,832 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,292 | -81.1% |
| 2023 | 8,502 | +558.0% |
| 2024 | 9,063 | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,451 | 3,451 | 3,451 | 1 |
| 2000s | 6,254 | 5,826 | 6,794 | 4 |
| 2010s | 8,797 | 8,258 | 9,393 | 5 |
| 2020s | 6,507 | 1,292 | 9,063 | 5 |
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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 teachers in pre-primary education, female in Jamaica?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Jamaica was 9,063 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 9,393 in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,292 in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Jamaica ranks 86th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release