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

Belarus
2.97 years
in 2018
World
1.61 years
in 2019
Belarus rank
23rd
World rank
24th

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

  • Belarus
  • World
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 2.97 years against 1.61 years in World, a difference of 1.36 years.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.8 times World's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Belarus has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 23rd and World ranks 24th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus World Difference Ahead
1970s 2.15 years 0.4933 years 1.66 years Belarus
1980s 2.66 years 0.6763 years 1.99 years Belarus
1990s 2.53 years 0.7726 years 1.76 years Belarus
2000s 2.92 years 0.9897 years 1.93 years Belarus
2010s 3.05 years 1.44 years 1.61 years Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Belarus or World?
Belarus, at 2.97 years against 1.61 years in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Belarus and World?
1.36 years, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and World?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Belarus and World rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Belarus ranks 23rd and World ranks 24th of 191 countries.
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.