Jamaica vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index over time
- Jamaica
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.17 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.11 GPI.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 175 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9712 GPI | 0.0507 GPI | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 0.0491 GPI | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 0.1203 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, Jamaica or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Jamaica, at 1.17 GPI against 1.06 GPI in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2015.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index between Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 0.11 GPI, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2015.
- How do Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Jamaica ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 175 countries.
- 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.