School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 2.26 years in 2019. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Jamaica, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Jamaica is 2.26 years, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Jamaica peaked at 2.91 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.51 years, in 1975.
That places Jamaica 58th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.92 years | 1.51 years | 2.23 years | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.07 years | 1.99 years | 2.17 years | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.27 years | 2.22 years | 2.33 years | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.5 years | 2.29 years | 2.71 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.35 years | 2.17 years | 2.91 years | 7 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 55 Montenegro 2.27 years compare
- 56 Argentina 2.27 years compare
- 57 American Samoa 2.26 years compare
- 59 Gibraltar 2.22 years compare
- 60 Malta 2.22 years compare
- 61 Cape Verde 2.19 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Jamaica?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Jamaica was 2.26 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.51 years in 1975.
- How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
- Jamaica ranks 58th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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, pre-primary, male (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.