Peru vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes

Peru
3.18 years
in 2019
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
1.72 years
in 2019
Peru rank
18th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
21st

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

  • Peru
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
0123197019942019

How they compare

Peru currently reports 3.18 years against 1.72 years in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 1.46 years.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.9 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Peru has been ahead every year.

Peru ranks 18th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3016 years 0.1614 years 0.1403 years Peru
1980s 0.6354 years 0.238 years 0.3974 years Peru
1990s 1.1 years 0.3025 years 0.7929 years Peru
2000s 1.95 years 0.7421 years 1.2 years Peru
2010s 2.68 years 1.47 years 1.21 years Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes, Peru or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Peru, at 3.18 years against 1.72 years in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2019.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes between Peru and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
1.46 years, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Peru and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
Peru ranks 18th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 21st 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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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.