Benin vs Senegal: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time
- Benin
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 0.5072 years against 0.4886 years in Benin, a difference of 0.0186 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Senegal ahead.
Benin ranks 167th and Senegal ranks 166th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0642 years | 0.0517 years | 0.0125 years | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.0815 years | 0.0694 years | 0.0121 years | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.1424 years | 0.1881 years | 0.0458 years | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.408 years | 0.4399 years | 0.0319 years | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Benin or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 0.5072 years against 0.4886 years in Benin as of 2019.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Benin and Senegal?
- 0.0186 years, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2019.
- How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Benin ranks 167th and Senegal ranks 166th 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
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.