School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 1.73 years in 2015. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Jamaica, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.73 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2015.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Jamaica peaked at 1.95 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2068 years, in 1971.
Jamaica ranks 96th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.22 years | 0.2068 years | 0.2302 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.35 years | 0.976 years | 1.66 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.87 years | 1.73 years | 1.95 years | 5 |
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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, tertiary, female in Jamaica?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Jamaica was 1.73 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2068 years in 1971.
- How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Jamaica ranks 96th out of 177 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.