School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jamaica
Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 12.34 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jamaica, 1973–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2015, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jamaica stood at 12.34 years. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jamaica peaked at 12.34 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.1 years, in 1974.
Jamaica ranks 112th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 10.3 years | — |
| 1974 | 10.1 years | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 10.52 years | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 11.13 years | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 10.75 years | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 10.97 years | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 11.27 years | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 11.24 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 10.8 years | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 11.6 years | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 11.78 years | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 10.98 years | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 12.29 years | +11.9% |
| 2015 | 12.34 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.31 years | 10.1 years | 10.52 years | 3 |
| 1980s | 10.95 years | 10.75 years | 11.13 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 11.25 years | 11.24 years | 11.27 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.49 years | 10.8 years | 12.29 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.34 years | 12.34 years | 12.34 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,890 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -11.78 % change on previous year (2013)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jamaica?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Jamaica was 12.34 years in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 12.34 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1 years in 1974.
- How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Jamaica ranks 112th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.