School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Jamaica
Jamaica: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) was 1.74 GPI in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Jamaica, 1971–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.74 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Jamaica peaked at 2.33 GPI in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6103 GPI, in 1974.
Jamaica ranks 17th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.6801 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.631 GPI | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.6117 GPI | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6103 GPI | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.84 GPI | +201.9% |
| 2001 | 1.99 GPI | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 2.18 GPI | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 2.31 GPI | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 2.33 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.31 GPI | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.33 GPI | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 2.06 GPI | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3 GPI | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 1.74 GPI | -24.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 1.74 GPI is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 GPI, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 1.74 GPI is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.57 GPI, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index (GPI) in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +201.9% | 0.6103 GPI | 1.84 GPI |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6333 GPI | 0.6103 GPI | 0.6801 GPI | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.13 GPI | 1.84 GPI | 2.33 GPI | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.15 GPI | 1.74 GPI | 2.33 GPI | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.68 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.66 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,043 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 4,597 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 52,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,265 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 211,097 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Jamaica?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Jamaica was 1.74 GPI in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 GPI in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6103 GPI in 1974.
- How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Jamaica ranks 17th out of 177 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. 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, 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.