India vs Jamaica: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

India
11.29 years
in 2019
Jamaica
11.38 years
in 2015
India rank
133rd
Jamaica rank
132nd

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

  • India
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 11.38 years against 11.29 years in India, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Jamaica ahead.

India ranks 133rd and Jamaica ranks 132nd of 175 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Jamaica Difference Ahead
1970s 7.7 years 10.18 years 2.49 years Jamaica
2000s 9.25 years 10.77 years 1.52 years Jamaica
2010s 11.6 years 11.38 years 0.2283 years India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, India or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 11.38 years against 11.29 years in India as of 2015.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between India and Jamaica?
0.09 years, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Jamaica?
5 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2015.
How do India and Jamaica rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
India ranks 133rd and Jamaica ranks 132nd of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.