Jamaica vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index
Jamaica
1.42 GPIA
in 2015
WB: Latin America & Caribbean
1.27 GPIA
in 2024
Jamaica rank
29th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank
27th
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Jamaica
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.42 GPIA against 1.27 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 0.15 GPIA.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was WB: Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Jamaica ranks 29th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 191 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | WB: Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.54 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 0.0926 GPIA | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.52 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 0.2924 GPIA | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index, Jamaica or WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- Jamaica, at 1.42 GPIA against 1.27 GPIA in WB: Latin America & Caribbean as of 2015.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index between Jamaica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 0.15 GPIA, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2015.
- How do Jamaica and WB: Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Jamaica ranks 29th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 27th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release