Jamaica vs UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2
Jamaica
0.3842 GPIA
in 2024
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
0.3556 GPIA
in 2024
Jamaica rank
179th
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
179th
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time
- Jamaica
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.3842 GPIA against 0.3556 GPIA in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 0.0286 GPIA.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Jamaica ranks 179th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 179th of 183 countries.
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6323 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 0.3829 GPIA | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 0.5216 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 0.5225 GPIA | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2, Jamaica or UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Jamaica, at 0.3842 GPIA against 0.3556 GPIA in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Jamaica and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 0.0286 GPIA, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
- How do Jamaica and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Jamaica ranks 179th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 179th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary 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