Guatemala vs Jamaica: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes over time
- Guatemala
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.36 years against 1.34 years in Guatemala, a difference of 0.02 years.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Guatemala ranks 105th and Jamaica ranks 103rd of 183 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1885 years | 0.2947 years | 0.1062 years | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.2687 years | 0.3321 years | 0.0635 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4596 years | 0.9305 years | 0.4709 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.16 years | 1.36 years | 0.1977 years | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes, Guatemala or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.36 years against 1.34 years in Guatemala as of 2015.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes between Guatemala and Jamaica?
- 0.02 years, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Jamaica?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Guatemala and Jamaica rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Guatemala ranks 105th and Jamaica ranks 103rd of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, tertiary, 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
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.