Republic of Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes over time
- Republic of Korea
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 2.81 years against 0.7795 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2.03 years.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 3.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 3 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0375 years | 0.2911 years | 0.2536 years | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.3074 years | 0.2996 years | 0.0078 years | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 0.7176 years | 0.3114 years | 0.4061 years | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 2.82 years | 0.708 years | 2.12 years | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Republic of Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Republic of Korea, at 2.81 years against 0.7795 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 2.03 years, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2018.
- How do Republic of Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- Republic of Korea ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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.