Jamaica vs Tonga: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes over time
- Jamaica
- Tonga
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.77 years against 1.41 years in Tonga, a difference of 0.36 years.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 5th of 109 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7774 years | 0.1602 years | 0.6172 years | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.9375 years | 0.1428 years | 0.7946 years | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.47 years | 1.41 years | 0.0597 years | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes, Jamaica or Tonga?
- Jamaica, at 1.77 years against 1.41 years in Tonga as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes between Jamaica and Tonga?
- 0.36 years, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tonga?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Jamaica and Tonga rank globally for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- Jamaica ranks 4th and Tonga ranks 5th of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.