School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica
Jamaica: School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica peaked at 1.16 GPIA in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.9557 GPIA, in 2023.
That places Jamaica 104th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 1.16 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 1.09 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 1.05 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 1.11 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.07 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1.03 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.04 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9844 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9995 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.06 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9844 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9805 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9603 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.06 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9557 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.16 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.09 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9844 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9916 GPIA | 0.9557 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 101 Equatorial Guinea 1 GPIA compare
- 102 Syrian Arab Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 103 France 1 GPIA compare
- 105 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1 GPIA compare
- 106 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 107 Uruguay 1 GPIA compare
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, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 GPIA in 1976.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9557 GPIA in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index?
- Jamaica ranks 104th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release