Afghanistan vs Somalia: School life expectancy, pre-primary, female

Afghanistan
0.027 years
in 2003
Somalia
0.0087 years
in 1986
Afghanistan rank
188th
Somalia rank
189th

School life expectancy, pre-primary, female over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.027 years against 0.0087 years in Somalia, a difference of 0.0183 years.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 3.1 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Somalia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 188th and Somalia ranks 189th of 189 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0082 years 0.0087 years 0.0005 years Somalia
1980s 0.0256 years 0.0089 years 0.0167 years Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, pre-primary, female, Afghanistan or Somalia?
Afghanistan, at 0.027 years against 0.0087 years in Somalia as of 2003.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, pre-primary, female between Afghanistan and Somalia?
0.0183 years, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Somalia?
7 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1986.
How do Afghanistan and Somalia rank globally for school life expectancy, pre-primary, female?
Afghanistan ranks 188th and Somalia ranks 189th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School life expectancy, pre-primary, female (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, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,033 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.