Jamaica vs Romania: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index

Jamaica
0.9975 GPI
in 2019
Romania
0.9982 GPI
in 2018
Jamaica rank
104th
Romania rank
101st

School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index over time

  • Jamaica
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.9982 GPI against 0.9975 GPI in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0007 GPI.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 104th and Romania ranks 101st of 193 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Romania Difference Ahead
1970s 1.04 GPI 0.9588 GPI 0.0789 GPI Jamaica
1980s 1.05 GPI 0.9801 GPI 0.0682 GPI Jamaica
1990s 1.02 GPI 1 GPI 0.0166 GPI Jamaica
2000s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 0.0028 GPI Jamaica
2010s 1.02 GPI 0.9958 GPI 0.0251 GPI Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index, Jamaica or Romania?
Romania, at 0.9982 GPI against 0.9975 GPI in Jamaica as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index between Jamaica and Romania?
0.0007 GPI, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Romania?
15 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
How do Jamaica and Romania rank globally for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
Jamaica ranks 104th and Romania ranks 101st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). 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 secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,783 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.