School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 3.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Jamaica, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Jamaica is 3.23 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 14.8% on the previous year and up 117.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Jamaica peaked at 4.05 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7922 years, in 2004.
That places Jamaica 2nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.8914 years | — |
| 2004 | 0.7922 years | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 1.46 years | +84.2% |
| 2007 | 1.83 years | +25.3% |
| 2008 | 2.4 years | +31.1% |
| 2010 | 1.66 years | -30.6% |
| 2011 | 1.64 years | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.4 years | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 1.66 years | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 1.48 years | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 1.78 years | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 1.86 years | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.59 years | -14.7% |
| 2018 | 1.96 years | +23.0% |
| 2019 | 2.37 years | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 3.16 years | +33.6% |
| 2021 | 4.05 years | +28.1% |
| 2023 | 3.79 years | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 3.23 years | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.47 years | 0.7922 years | 2.4 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.74 years | 1.4 years | 2.37 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.56 years | 3.16 years | 4.05 years | 4 |
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More education data for Jamaica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.3 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Jamaica?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Jamaica was 3.23 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 4.05 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7922 years in 2004.
- How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Jamaica ranks 2nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release