Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Jamaica

Jamaica: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index was 1.02 GPI in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
1.02 GPI
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
36th
of 135 countries
All-time high
1.08 GPI
in 2013
All-time low
0.9974 GPI
in 2001
Years of data
17
1976–2019

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Jamaica, 1976–2019

00.250.50.7511976199720191976: 1.1 GPI1977: 1 GPI1984: 1.1 GPI1999: 1 GPI2000: 1 GPI2001: 0.997 GPI2002: 1 GPI2003: 1 GPI2004: 1 GPI2005: 1 GPI2013: 1.1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1.1 GPI2018: 1 GPI2019: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 1.02 GPI for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Jamaica peaked at 1.08 GPI in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9974 GPI, in 2001.

Jamaica ranks 36th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Jamaica, 1976 to 2019.
Year GPI Change
1976 1.08 GPI
1977 1.03 GPI -4.9%
1984 1.06 GPI +2.9%
1999 1.01 GPI -4.5%
2000 1.02 GPI +1.1%
2001 0.9974 GPI -2.1%
2002 1.02 GPI +2.5%
2003 1.03 GPI +1.1%
2004 1.02 GPI -1.0%
2005 1.03 GPI +0.9%
2013 1.08 GPI +5.0%
2014 1.07 GPI -1.1%
2015 1.08 GPI +0.4%
2016 1.08 GPI -0.0%
2017 1.06 GPI -1.7%
2018 1.03 GPI -3.1%
2019 1.02 GPI -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.05 GPI 1.03 GPI 1.08 GPI 2
1980s 1.06 GPI 1.06 GPI 1.06 GPI 1
1990s 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1.01 GPI 1
2000s 1.02 GPI 0.9974 GPI 1.03 GPI 6
2010s 1.06 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.08 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 33 Mexico 1.02 GPI compare
  2. 34 Ireland 1.02 GPI compare
  3. 35 Armenia 1.02 GPI compare
  4. 37 Mauritius 1.02 GPI compare
  5. 38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.02 GPI compare
  6. 39 Dominica 1.02 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Jamaica?
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index in Jamaica was 1.02 GPI in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPI in 2013.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9974 GPI in 2001.
How does Jamaica rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index?
Jamaica ranks 36th out of 135 countries with data for 2019.
Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
180 places, 3,032 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for lower secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for lower secondary. 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.