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Education > Primary education Stats: compare key data on Canada & Jamaica

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  • Duration > Years: Primary duration refers to the number of years of full-time equivalent duration in primary education in the school system according to ISCED.
  • Pupils: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > % female: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
  • Pupils > Per capita: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Pupils per 1000: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Teachers: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > % female: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
  • Teachers > Per capita: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Teachers per 1000: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
STAT Canada Jamaica HISTORY
Duration > Years 6 years
Ranked 143th. The same as Jamaica
6 years
Ranked 68th.

Pupils 2.46 million
Ranked 51st. 7 times more than Jamaica
331,286
Ranked 109th.

Pupils > % female 48.61% female
Ranked 69th.
48.93% female
Ranked 31st. 1% more than Canada

Pupils > Per capita 0.078 per capita
Ranked 136th.
0.125 per capita
Ranked 72nd. 60% more than Canada

Pupils per 1000 78.47
Ranked 134th.
125.58
Ranked 72nd. 60% more than Canada

Teachers 141,045
Ranked 31st. 12 times more than Jamaica
12,032
Ranked 95th.

Teachers > % female 68.07% female
Ranked 83th.
89.28% female
Ranked 19th. 31% more than Canada

Teachers > Per capita 4.54 per 1,000 people
Ranked 86th.
4.55 per 1,000 people
Ranked 76th. About the same as Canada

Teachers per 1000 4.54
Ranked 86th.
4.56
Ranked 74th. 1% more than Canada

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; World Development Indicators database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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