Teachers in primary education, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Teachers in primary education, female was 10,090 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Jamaica, 1977–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, teachers in primary education, female in Jamaica stood at 10,090 number.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Jamaica peaked at 11,400 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7,506 number, in 1981.
Jamaica ranks 124th of 196 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 primary education, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 8,070 number | — |
| 1981 | 7,506 number | -7.0% |
| 1983 | 9,321 number | +24.2% |
| 1984 | 9,032 number | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 8,771 number | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 8,474 number | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 8,330 number | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 8,493 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 8,480 number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 8,909 number | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 9,913 number | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 10,742 number | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 11,093 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 11,059 number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 11,400 number | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 10,712 number | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 10,489 number | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 9,944 number | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 9,914 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 9,014 number | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 10,090 number | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,070 number | 8,070 number | 8,070 number | 1 |
| 1980s | 8,551 number | 7,506 number | 9,321 number | 8 |
| 1990s | 8,909 number | 8,909 number | 8,909 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 10,328 number | 9,913 number | 10,742 number | 2 |
| 2010s | 10,413 number | 9,014 number | 11,400 number | 9 |
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 teachers in primary education, female in Jamaica?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Jamaica was 10,090 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 11,400 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,506 number in 1981.
- How does Jamaica rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Jamaica ranks 124th out of 196 countries with data for 2019.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.