School life expectancy, primary, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.81 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Jamaica, 1971β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 5.81 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Jamaica peaked at 6.73 years in 1974 and was at its lowest, 5.26 years, in 2023.
Jamaica ranks 110th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.52 years | 6.39 years | 6.73 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.22 years | 6.03 years | 6.42 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.86 years | 5.49 years | 6.09 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.61 years | 5.41 years | 5.96 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.66 years | 5.53 years | 5.82 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.52 years | 5.26 years | 5.81 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, primary, female in Jamaica?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Jamaica was 5.81 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.73 years in 1974.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 years in 2023.
- How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Jamaica ranks 110th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release