Jamaica vs Singapore: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index
Jamaica
0.9965 index
in 2024
Singapore
0.997 index
in 2023
Jamaica rank
107th
Singapore rank
106th
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index over time
- Jamaica
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.997 index against 0.9965 index in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0005 index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 107th and Singapore ranks 106th of 215 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 index | 0.9653 index | 0.0367 index | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.01 index | 0.9646 index | 0.0425 index | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.9895 index | 0.9891 index | 0.0004 index | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.9806 index | 0.9993 index | 0.0186 index | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.9964 index | 0.9982 index | 0.0019 index | Singapore |
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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.997 index against 0.9965 index in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index between Jamaica and Singapore?
- 0.0005 index, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Singapore?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Singapore rank globally for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Jamaica ranks 107th and Singapore ranks 106th 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.