How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?

Jamaica ranks 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica

Name: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 7.65 years in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

7.65 years

Change on year

down 2.9%

World rank

163rd

of 188 countries

All-time high

8.77 years

in 2004

All-time low

7.65 years

in 2019

Years of data

1999–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica, 1999–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica is 7.65 years, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica peaked at 8.77 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.65 years, in 2019.

That places Jamaica 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	8.51 years	8.51 years	8.51 years	1
2000s	8.53 years	8.43 years	8.77 years	5
2010s	7.92 years	7.65 years	8.24 years	5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

160 Iraq 7.7 years compare
161 Jordan 7.68 years compare
162 Cayman Islands 7.67 years compare
164 Senegal 7.62 years compare
165 Puerto Rico 7.53 years compare
166 Ethiopia 7.5 years compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

More reference data data for Jamaica

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 2.08 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 23.25 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 620.85 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0019 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 43.49 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 39.97 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica?: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Jamaica was 7.65 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 8.77 years in 2004.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 7.65 years in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?: Jamaica ranks 163rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 4,492 data points, 1981–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.