ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
8.22 years
in 2024
Jamaica
8.36 years
in 2024
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
142nd
Jamaica rank
139th

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 8.36 years against 8.22 years in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Jamaica ahead.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 139th of 221 groups.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Jamaica Difference Ahead
1990s 7.23 years 8.12 years 0.8882 years Jamaica
2000s 7.52 years 8.36 years 0.8383 years Jamaica
2010s 7.86 years 8.34 years 0.4798 years Jamaica
2020s 8.01 years 8.13 years 0.1145 years Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 8.36 years against 8.22 years in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Jamaica?
0.14 years, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Jamaica?
24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Jamaica rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 142nd and Jamaica ranks 139th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
421 places, 10,266 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release