Jamaica vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2

Jamaica
0.3842 GPIA
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
0.3433 GPIA
in 2024
Jamaica rank
179th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
181st

Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 over time

  • Jamaica
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
0.40.60.811.2201220182024

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.3842 GPIA against 0.3433 GPIA in UIS: North America and Western Europe, a difference of 0.0409 GPIA.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times UIS: North America and Western Europe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.

Jamaica ranks 179th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 181st of 183 countries.

UIS: North America and Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
2010s 0.6323 GPIA 0.7126 GPIA 0.0802 GPIA UIS: North America and Western Europe
2020s 0.5216 GPIA 0.7273 GPIA 0.2057 GPIA UIS: North America and Western Europe

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: North America and Western Europe?
Jamaica, at 0.3842 GPIA against 0.3433 GPIA in UIS: North America and Western Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 between Jamaica and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
0.0409 GPIA, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Jamaica and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
Jamaica ranks 179th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 181st 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

Indicator
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
397 places, 6,759 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release