Iraq vs Syria: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (pre-primary)
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years) (pre-primary) over time
- Iraq
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.1695 years against 0.1329 years in Iraq, a difference of 0.0366 years.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.3 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Syria ahead.
Iraq ranks 185th and Syria ranks 183rd of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.086 years | 0.1205 years | 0.0345 years | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.1612 years | 0.147 years | 0.0142 years | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.1326 years | 0.2173 years | 0.0847 years | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.1065 years | 0.2819 years | 0.1754 years | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Iraq or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.1695 years against 0.1329 years in Iraq as of 2013.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Iraq and Syria?
- 0.0366 years, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Syria?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2007.
- How do Iraq and Syria rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Iraq ranks 185th and Syria ranks 183rd 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.