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

Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 7.72 years in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
7.72 years
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
169th
of 188 countries
All-time high
8.69 years
in 2004
All-time low
7.72 years
in 2019
Years of data
11
1999–2019

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

024681999200920191999: 8.5 years2000: 8.5 years2001: 8.5 years2002: 8.5 years2003: 8.4 years2004: 8.7 years2015: 7.7 years2016: 8.1 years2017: 7.8 years2018: 8.1 years2019: 7.7 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2019, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Jamaica stood at 7.72 years. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Jamaica peaked at 8.69 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.72 years, in 2019.

That places Jamaica 169th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.53 years 8.53 years 8.53 years 1
2000s 8.51 years 8.38 years 8.69 years 5
2010s 7.88 years 7.72 years 8.07 years 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 166 Central African Republic 7.78 years compare
  2. 167 Jordan 7.77 years compare
  3. 168 Cayman Islands 7.75 years compare
  4. 170 Honduras 7.6 years compare
  5. 171 Micronesia (country) 7.51 years compare
  6. 172 Puerto Rico 7.47 years compare

See the full ranking of 233 places β†’

More reference data data for Jamaica

All data for Jamaica β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Jamaica?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Jamaica was 7.72 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 8.69 years in 2004.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 7.72 years in 2019.
How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
Jamaica ranks 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,493 data points, 1981–2020
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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.