School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Jamaica
Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.17 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Jamaica, 1973–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Jamaica is 1.17 GPI, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Jamaica peaked at 1.17 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.02 GPI, in 1974.
Jamaica ranks 6th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.02 GPI | — |
| 1974 | 1.02 GPI | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.05 GPI | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.1 GPI | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPI | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 1.02 GPI | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.07 GPI | 1.05 GPI | 1.1 GPI | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.17 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 1.17 GPI | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 3 Barbados 1.2 GPI compare
- 4 Puerto Rico 1.2 GPI compare
- 5 Kuwait 1.19 GPI compare
- 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.17 GPI compare
- 8 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.17 GPI compare
- 9 Suriname 1.17 GPI compare
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, gender parity index in Jamaica?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in Jamaica was 1.17 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 GPI in 1974.
- How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- Jamaica ranks 6th out of 175 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, 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.