Arab World vs Maldives: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Arab World
0.6009 years
in 2019
Maldives
2.58 years
in 2019
Arab World rank
42nd
Maldives rank
43rd

School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time

  • Arab World
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 2.58 years against 0.6009 years in Arab World, a difference of 1.98 years.

That makes Maldives's figure about 4.3 times Arab World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Maldives ahead.

Arab World ranks 42nd and Maldives ranks 43rd of 45 groups.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Maldives Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2181 years 0.2357 years 0.0176 years Maldives
1980s 0.2613 years 0.3395 years 0.0782 years Maldives
1990s 0.3031 years 1.22 years 0.9175 years Maldives
2000s 0.3594 years 2.16 years 1.8 years Maldives
2010s 0.5952 years 2.81 years 2.22 years Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Arab World or Maldives?
Maldives, at 2.58 years against 0.6009 years in Arab World as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Arab World and Maldives?
1.98 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Maldives?
27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Arab World and Maldives rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Arab World ranks 42nd and Maldives ranks 43rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (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, pre-primary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 7,887 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.