Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica
Jamaica: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9965 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica is 0.9965 index, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica peaked at 1.05 index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9613 index, in 2018.
That places Jamaica 107th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1 index | — |
| 1972 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9925 index | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9914 index | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.01 index | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1 index | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 1 index | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.01 index | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.01 index | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.01 index | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9828 index | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 1 index | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.01 index | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.02 index | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9892 index | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.01 index | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9989 index | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9903 index | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.988 index | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9887 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9912 index | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9846 index | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9945 index | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9897 index | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9844 index | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9803 index | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9875 index | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9975 index | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9647 index | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9739 index | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.05 index | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9871 index | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9886 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9613 index | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9856 index | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9972 index | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9811 index | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9965 index | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 index | 0.9914 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 1980s | 1 index | 0.9828 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 0.9892 index | 1.02 index | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.99 index | 0.9844 index | 0.9989 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9876 index | 0.9613 index | 1.05 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9964 index | 0.9811 index | 1.01 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 104 Equatorial Guinea 0.9973 index compare
- 105 Poland 0.9971 index compare
- 106 Singapore 0.997 index compare
- 108 Costa Rica 0.9961 index compare
- 109 Czechia 0.9961 index compare
- 110 Netherlands 0.9958 index compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -2.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0931 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Jamaica was 0.9965 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 index in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9613 index in 2018.
- How does Jamaica rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Jamaica ranks 107th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.