Jamaica vs Netherlands: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Jamaica
0.9965 index
in 2024
Netherlands
0.9958 index
in 2023
Jamaica rank
107th
Netherlands rank
110th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Jamaica
- Netherlands
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.9965 index against 0.9958 index in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0007 index.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 107th and Netherlands ranks 110th of 215 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9889 index | 0.9778 index | 0.0111 index | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.9922 index | 0.9918 index | 0.0004 index | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 0.9964 index | 0.9949 index | 0.0014 index | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index, Jamaica or Netherlands?
- Jamaica, at 0.9965 index against 0.9958 index in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 0.0007 index, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Netherlands?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Netherlands rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Jamaica ranks 107th and Netherlands ranks 110th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.