School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female was 3.13 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Jamaica, 1975β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Jamaica is 3.13 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Jamaica peaked at 3.25 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.75 years, in 1975.
That places Jamaica 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.18 years | 1.75 years | 2.35 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.26 years | 2.16 years | 2.43 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.32 years | 2.25 years | 2.37 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.71 years | 2.31 years | 3.06 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.79 years | 2.31 years | 3.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 years | 2.47 years | 3.13 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11,768 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.35 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Jamaica?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, female in Jamaica was 3.13 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.25 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 years in 1975.
- How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
- Jamaica ranks 24th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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, pre-primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release