School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Jamaica

Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index was 0.9786 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9786 GPI
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
119th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPI
in 2015
All-time low
0.956 GPI
in 2018
Years of data
32
1971–2019

School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Jamaica, 1971–2019

00.250.50.7511971199520191971: 1 GPI1972: 1 GPI1973: 1 GPI1974: 0.999 GPI1975: 1 GPI1976: 1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1978: 1 GPI1979: 1 GPI1980: 1 GPI1981: 1 GPI1983: 1 GPI1984: 1 GPI1985: 1 GPI1986: 1 GPI1987: 0.988 GPI1988: 1 GPI1989: 1 GPI1990: 0.999 GPI1991: 1 GPI1993: 0.975 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 0.996 GPI2001: 0.991 GPI2002: 0.997 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 0.987 GPI2017: 0.985 GPI2018: 0.956 GPI2019: 0.979 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Jamaica is 0.9786 GPI, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Jamaica peaked at 1.06 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.956 GPI, in 2018.

That places Jamaica 119th out of 197 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.01 GPI 0.999 GPI 1.02 GPI 9
1980s 1.01 GPI 0.9883 GPI 1.03 GPI 9
1990s 0.9955 GPI 0.9746 GPI 1.01 GPI 4
2000s 0.9977 GPI 0.9909 GPI 1 GPI 5
2010s 0.9929 GPI 0.956 GPI 1.06 GPI 5

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 116 Bermuda 0.9818 GPI compare
  2. 117 Paraguay 0.9798 GPI compare
  3. 118 Grenada 0.9795 GPI compare
  4. 120 East Timor 0.9784 GPI compare
  5. 121 Guatemala 0.9782 GPI compare
  6. 122 Macao 0.9781 GPI compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Jamaica?
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index in Jamaica was 0.9786 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPI in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.956 GPI in 2018.
How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index?
Jamaica ranks 119th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
Is school life expectancy, primary, gender parity index rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,121 data points, 1970–2020
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.