School life expectancy, primary, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.16 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, male in Jamaica, 1971–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 5.16 years for school life expectancy, primary, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in Jamaica peaked at 6.52 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.16 years, in 2019.
Jamaica ranks 150th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.24 years | 6 years | 6.52 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.16 years | 6.06 years | 6.3 years | 9 |
| 1990s | 5.98 years | 5.67 years | 6.19 years | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.76 years | 5.69 years | 5.79 years | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.39 years | 5.16 years | 5.57 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in Jamaica?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in Jamaica was 5.16 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 6.52 years in 1972.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 years in 2019.
- How does Jamaica rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- Jamaica ranks 150th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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, 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.