Jamaica vs Middle income: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index over time
- Jamaica
- Middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.74 GPI against 1.13 GPI in Middle income, a difference of 0.61 GPI.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.5 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Middle income ahead.
Jamaica ranks 17th and Middle income ranks 20th of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6333 GPI | 0.8289 GPI | 0.1956 GPI | Middle income |
| 2000s | 2.13 GPI | 0.9662 GPI | 1.17 GPI | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 2.15 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.1 GPI | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index, Jamaica or Middle income?
- Jamaica, at 1.74 GPI against 1.13 GPI in Middle income as of 2015.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index between Jamaica and Middle income?
- 0.61 GPI, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Middle income?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Jamaica and Middle income rank globally for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Jamaica ranks 17th and Middle income ranks 20th of 177 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, 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.