Jamaica vs SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand): School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes

Jamaica
4.14 years
in 2024
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
3.23 years
in 2019
Jamaica rank
164th
SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank
161st

School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes over time

  • Jamaica
  • SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 4.14 years against 3.23 years in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand), a difference of 0.91 years.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.3 times SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)'s.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 164th and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 161st of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) Difference Ahead
1970s 3.99 years 1.65 years 2.34 years Jamaica
1980s 4.55 years 1.68 years 2.87 years Jamaica
1990s 4.47 years 1.9 years 2.57 years Jamaica
2000s 4.21 years 2.33 years 1.88 years Jamaica
2010s 4.31 years 3 years 1.31 years Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes, Jamaica or SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
Jamaica, at 4.14 years against 3.23 years in SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) as of 2024.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes between Jamaica and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
0.91 years, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand)?
37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2019.
How do Jamaica and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) rank globally for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
Jamaica ranks 164th and SDG: Oceania (excluding Australia and New Zealand) ranks 161st of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (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, secondary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
435 places, 16,501 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release