School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Jamaica
Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index was 0.9975 GPI in 2019. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Jamaica, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Jamaica is 0.9975 GPI, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Jamaica peaked at 1.08 GPI in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.9894 GPI, in 2018.
Jamaica ranks 104th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.04 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 1.04 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 1.08 GPI | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.08 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.06 GPI | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.06 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.08 GPI | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.08 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.06 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.05 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 1.05 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.06 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 1.02 GPI | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 1.03 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.05 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.04 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPI | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.01 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.01 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.01 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.02 GPI | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPI | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPI | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPI | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9894 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9975 GPI | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.05 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.08 GPI | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.02 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPI | 1.01 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPI | 0.9894 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,248 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 74,537 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.92 % change on previous year (2013)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,494 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,274 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46,647 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.44 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Jamaica?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Jamaica was 0.9975 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 1976.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9894 GPI in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Jamaica ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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, primary and secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.