School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica
Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity was 1.14 GPIA in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica, 1973–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.14 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Jamaica 10th out of 179 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.01 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPIA | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.12 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 7 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.16 GPIA compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 1.15 GPIA
- 9 Uruguay 1.14 GPIA compare
- 11 Seychelles 1.14 GPIA compare
- 12 Mongolia 1.13 GPIA compare
- 13 Barbados 1.13 GPIA compare
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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Jamaica was 1.14 GPIA in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Jamaica ranks 10th out of 179 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release