School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Jamaica

Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind was 0.9902 GPI in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9902 GPI
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
104th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.977 GPI
in 2018
Years of data
11
1999–2019

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Jamaica, 1999–2019

00.250.50.7511999200920191999: 0.997 GPI2000: 0.993 GPI2001: 0.994 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 0.992 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 0.977 GPI2019: 0.99 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Jamaica is 0.9902 GPI, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Jamaica peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.977 GPI, in 2018.

Jamaica ranks 104th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9973 GPI 0.9973 GPI 0.9973 GPI 1
2000s 1 GPI 0.9931 GPI 1.01 GPI 5
2010s 1.01 GPI 0.977 GPI 1.06 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 101 Slovak Republic 0.9911 GPI compare
  2. 102 Sri Lanka 0.9908 GPI compare
  3. 103 Germany 0.9908 GPI compare
  4. 105 Cayman Islands 0.9897 GPI compare
  5. 106 Russia 0.9892 GPI compare
  6. 107 Panama 0.9891 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Jamaica?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind in Jamaica was 0.9902 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.977 GPI in 2018.
How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind?
Jamaica ranks 104th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity ind rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
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

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.