High income vs Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index over time
- High income
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.17 GPI against 1.05 GPI in High income, a difference of 0.12 GPI.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times High income's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 7th and Jamaica ranks 6th of 45 groups.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.909 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 0.1129 GPI | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPI | 1.07 GPI | 0.0439 GPI | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.05 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 0.1218 GPI | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index, High income or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.17 GPI against 1.05 GPI in High income as of 2015.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between High income and Jamaica?
- 0.12 GPI, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Jamaica?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2015.
- How do High income and Jamaica rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- High income ranks 7th and Jamaica ranks 6th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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
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.