School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Jamaica

Jamaica: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind was 1.72 GPI in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
1.72 GPI
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
17th
of 106 countries
All-time high
1.72 GPI
in 2019
All-time low
0.8434 GPI
in 2004
Years of data
15
2002–2019

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Jamaica, 2002–2019

00.511.52002201020192002: 1.5 GPI2004: 0.843 GPI2005: 1.6 GPI2007: 1.4 GPI2008: 1.2 GPI2010: 1.3 GPI2011: 1.3 GPI2012: 1.1 GPI2013: 1.4 GPI2014: 1.3 GPI2015: 1.6 GPI2016: 1.6 GPI2017: 1.3 GPI2018: 1.7 GPI2019: 1.7 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Jamaica is 1.72 GPI, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Jamaica peaked at 1.72 GPI in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8434 GPI, in 2004.

Jamaica ranks 17th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.31 GPI 0.8434 GPI 1.57 GPI 5
2010s 1.43 GPI 1.12 GPI 1.72 GPI 10

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 14 France 1.92 GPI compare
  2. 15 Slovenia, Republic of 1.77 GPI compare
  3. 16 Latvia, Republic of 1.76 GPI compare
  4. 18 South Africa 1.71 GPI compare
  5. 19 Cameroon 1.63 GPI compare
  6. 20 Trinidad and Tobago 1.63 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 106 places β†’

More reference data data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Jamaica?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind in Jamaica was 1.72 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 1.72 GPI in 2019.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8434 GPI in 2004.
How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind?
Jamaica ranks 17th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,359 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

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.