Jamaica vs Low & middle income: School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index

Jamaica
1.42 GPI
in 2015
Low & middle income
1.09 GPI
in 2024
Jamaica rank
24th
Low & middle income rank
26th

School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index over time

  • Jamaica
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.42 GPI against 1.09 GPI in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.33 GPI.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Jamaica ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 26th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Low & middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.668 GPI 0.69 GPI 0.022 GPI Low & middle income
2000s 1.54 GPI 0.9523 GPI 0.5839 GPI Jamaica
2010s 1.52 GPI 1.03 GPI 0.491 GPI Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index, Jamaica or Low & middle income?
Jamaica, at 1.42 GPI against 1.09 GPI in Low & middle income as of 2015.
What is the difference in school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index between Jamaica and Low & middle income?
0.33 GPI, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Low & middle income?
14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Jamaica and Low & middle income rank globally for school enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index?
Jamaica ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 6,538 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in tertiary education is the ratio of women to men enrolled at tertiary level in public and private schools.