School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 0.9649 years in 2015. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Jamaica, 1971β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Jamaica is 0.9649 years, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 22.5% on the previous year and up 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Jamaica peaked at 0.9649 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2863 years, in 1971.
That places Jamaica 124th out of 189 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3215 years | 0.2863 years | 0.3455 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.5775 years | 0.4776 years | 0.6881 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8371 years | 0.755 years | 0.9649 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Jamaica?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Jamaica was 0.9649 years in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9649 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2863 years in 1971.
- How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Jamaica ranks 124th out of 189 countries with data for 2015.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.7%. 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, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release