ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) vs Jamaica: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
0.4855 GPIA
in 2024
Jamaica
0.6469 GPIA
in 2024
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank
142nd
Jamaica rank
140th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.6469 GPIA against 0.4855 GPIA in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), a difference of 0.1614 GPIA.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Jamaica ahead.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 140th of 214 groups.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.582 GPIA | 0.6209 GPIA | 0.0389 GPIA | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.5064 GPIA | 0.509 GPIA | 0.0027 GPIA | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.5597 GPIA | 0.6465 GPIA | 0.0868 GPIA | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 0.6469 GPIA against 0.4855 GPIA in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Jamaica?
- 0.1614 GPIA, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Jamaica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
- How do ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) and Jamaica rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 140th of 214 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release